Original or Reproduction? - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-29T00:29:44Zhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/forum/topics/original-or-reproduction?commentId=2496677%3AComment%3A360597&feed=yes&xn_auth=noConnections, I agree, are key…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-04-16:2496677:Comment:3605972011-04-16T13:44:17.880ZRichard F. Yateshttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/RichardFYates
<p>Connections, I agree, are key. I frequently make zines with my family (incorporating stories, poems, photos, drawings, etc) and I print 20 or 30 copies of each issue. Then, once I'm ready to send things out, I usually add a hand made postcard or little collage or tiny painting to make each "package" complete. At the very least, I'll do something odd to the envelope. The point, whatever I send, is always an attempt to connect. (The quintessential existencial dillema: How does an…</p>
<p>Connections, I agree, are key. I frequently make zines with my family (incorporating stories, poems, photos, drawings, etc) and I print 20 or 30 copies of each issue. Then, once I'm ready to send things out, I usually add a hand made postcard or little collage or tiny painting to make each "package" complete. At the very least, I'll do something odd to the envelope. The point, whatever I send, is always an attempt to connect. (The quintessential existencial dillema: How does an individual connect with people beyond their immediate surroundings in a commercially driven, technologically isolating, indifferent world?)</p>
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<p>At the same time, however, I totally believe that a mass market item (a strange toy, a funny commercial postcard, a comic book) can have personal implications, and can gain something from simply being recontexualized. I get a light-switch plate in the mail, or a label from a used firework, or a deflated ballon, and I'm pleasantly surprised because it's an unexpected experience. I'm cool with anything sent through the mail (or left in a bag on my porch) because it's unexpected. And it's fun looking at things in a new way and consider them in this new context. Think, "Why the hell did they send this?" Maybe, because it's funny.</p>
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<p>---Richard F. Yates</p> I prefer originals - but - pa…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-04-15:2496677:Comment:3596182011-04-15T21:35:42.282ZJim SantAmourhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JimSantAmour
<p>I prefer originals - but - part of what I enjoy about mail-art is receiving mail in the first place...either way it's about the connections.</p>
<p>I do original collages incorporating photos I have personally taken - having said that, there are some duplicate prints...although I've printed each one of the black & whites in a dark room (- the color photos I use are mine...but printed at the drug store). -jim.</p>
<p>I prefer originals - but - part of what I enjoy about mail-art is receiving mail in the first place...either way it's about the connections.</p>
<p>I do original collages incorporating photos I have personally taken - having said that, there are some duplicate prints...although I've printed each one of the black & whites in a dark room (- the color photos I use are mine...but printed at the drug store). -jim.</p> I like originals, but a numbe…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-04-14:2496677:Comment:3578632011-04-14T10:05:44.550ZFrieder Speckhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/FriederSpeck
I like originals, but a numbered and limited print is also an original. I like it too if a piece of art shows a personal touch ( Handschrift in german). But art is free! So its not so important what I like. And its great that the Mail art world is big and there are so many different "types" of art
I like originals, but a numbered and limited print is also an original. I like it too if a piece of art shows a personal touch ( Handschrift in german). But art is free! So its not so important what I like. And its great that the Mail art world is big and there are so many different "types" of art I agree with you and with Hel…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-04-14:2496677:Comment:3574002011-04-14T09:42:11.494ZLinda Pelatihttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LindaPelati
<p>I agree with you and with Helder Coelho Dias....."it must have <span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">handmade artistic</span> <span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">elements</span><span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">, like collage</span><span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">,…</span></p>
<p>I agree with you and with Helder Coelho Dias....."it must have <span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas" class="hps">handmade artistic</span> <span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas" class="hps">elements</span><span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">, like collage</span><span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">,</span> <span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas" class="hps">drawing,</span> <span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas" class="hps">painting</span> etc. "</p>
<p>Imagine if in a mail art show all works were photocopies. It would lack a little bit... that "breath of life"...But it depends on everyone's sensibility.....I send "what I like to receive".....<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/50917869?profile=original"><img width="321" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/50917869?profile=RESIZE_480x480" class="align-full"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/50917917?profile=original"></a></p> As someone already said, I pr…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-16:2496677:Comment:3161772011-03-16T22:08:49.930ZHelder Coelho Diashttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/HelderCoelhoDias
<span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">As</span> <span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">someone</span> <span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">already</span> <span class="hps" title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">said</span><span title="Clique para obter traduções alternativas">, I…</span></span>
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The simplest way of expressing my opinion is to say that I like things that are made by hand. There is nothing wrong with digital art or reproductions, but I gravitate towards mediums that are hands on.
The simplest way of expressing my opinion is to say that I like things that are made by hand. There is nothing wrong with digital art or reproductions, but I gravitate towards mediums that are hands on. 'I've been wanting to make p…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-09:2496677:Comment:3050592011-03-09T17:03:59.670ZLaurence Robertshttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LaurenceJEifionRoberts
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<div class="description">That would be terrific i think Prosthet. Really worthwhile</div>
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<div id="desc_2496677Comment303698" class="description">'I've been wanting to make photographic postcards with the story behind each photo written on the back. Signed, numbered and possibly stamped would be ideal' (Prosthet)</div>
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<div class="description">That would be terrific i think Prosthet. Really worthwhile</div> Prosthet if you took the phot…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-09:2496677:Comment:3036962011-03-09T00:34:20.198ZPIROhttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/Roberto
Prosthet if you took the photo sign it, it's your work of art. Send them signed. I'll be happy to see the name of the person who took the picture in a specific time and space.
Prosthet if you took the photo sign it, it's your work of art. Send them signed. I'll be happy to see the name of the person who took the picture in a specific time and space. Yes, I like photography too a…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-08:2496677:Comment:3038532011-03-08T22:51:14.731ZAshazarthttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/CynthiaCouch
Yes, I like photography too and would be happy to receive it.
Yes, I like photography too and would be happy to receive it. I for one would love to recei…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2011-03-08:2496677:Comment:3038512011-03-08T22:50:07.094ZLaurence Robertshttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/LaurenceJEifionRoberts
I for one would love to receive it ! :)
I for one would love to receive it ! :)