Thomai Kontou

Female

Elassona

Greece

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:
1980
My Website (without http://):
http://www.artmajeur.com/kontou
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
Each work of art is a child of his age and a mirror of our feelings.
Each artistic movement shapes a cultural aspect and an era that is impossible to be repeated, except for evolved only, when it is characterized by the essential internal necessity.
In our age that art function in specific borders, in a nutshell surface and with almost industrially partitions, the mail art’s movement came like fresh breeze.
It is open, expressively informative, modern, with new ideas, and simultaneously intensely personal.
It’s main interest is the internal need of a person to express himself creatively, and communicate with his colleagues. It has the big challenge for the artist to work simultaneously with thousand of artists in the world. I wish that, this open channel for the world artistic communication that has already been embraced, will root in our country and take the forms that proceed with the Greek sensitivity and expression.
(from the cataloque of 1st mailart exhibition in Greece. Elassona - Athens)
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
Xanthou 9
40200 Elassona
Greece
thomaikontou@gmail.com
http://1st-mailart-greek-biennale.blogspot.com/
http://mailart-greece-argo.blogspot.com/
http://mailart-greece-refugees.blogspot.com/
http://1-international-mail-art-exhibition.blogspot.com/
http://melina-athens-mailart.blogspot.com/
http://a-mailart-greek-biennale-larissa-2007.blogspot.com/
http://a-mailart-greek-biennale-neaionia-volos.blogspot.com/
http://all-three-greek-mailart.blogspot.com/
http://mailart-in-greece.blogspot.com/

Comment Wall:

  • Severino Domenico

    Thomae hello, I agree on how to see the mail art.This type of communication, has taken hold
    there has been much consolidation at the global level, this is a great thing.

    -domenico.
  • Rachel Freeman

    Hi Thomai
    I enjoyed seeing the exhibition of mail art from your country in the blog above...it is wonderful to meet so many mail artists on this site
  • Carlos I. Botana

    Hola, Hola,Hola......

    Carlos Botana
  • Keyla Holmquist

    Thomai greetings from Venezuela.

    The 6th World's Poetry Festival 2009 will take place on june and july as a tribute to a venezuelan Poet named Juan Calzadilla (National Prize of Plastic Arts 1996).
    This event will be sponsored by Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura and Casa Nacional de las Letras Andrés Bello, so my art archive willheld:

    THE 5th INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER OF VISUAL POETRY
    OPEN NOTIFICATION – NO SELECTION – NO JURY
    Everything received will be exhibited – Documentation [to all of you].
    NO RETURNS.
    Everything sent will be part of the MAIL ART ARCHIVE KEYLA HOLMQUIST.

    All the material has to be mailed to:


    Keyla Holmquist
    ARCHIVO DE ARTE CORREO
    Apartado Postal 326
    Maracay 2101
    Estado Aragua VENEZUELA

    DEADLINE MAY 31,st 2009

    All the material should be sent perfectly packed in order to prevent damage and with a copy of a data card, stuck on the back of the package.

    CATEGORIES:

    DRAWING, PAINTING, GRAPHIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARTIST SEALS, COPY-ART, EXPERIMENTAL ART.

    OBJECTS/ARTIST'S BOOKS:

    Measures UP TO A4 MAXIMUM. The base or pedestal needed should be provided by the artist.

    POETRY, FREE VERSE OR RHYME, PROSE, NARRATIVE, ESSAY, STORIES.

    VISUAL POETRY:

    Collage, visual poems, process poetry, illustrated poetry, labyrinth poems, phonetic poems, audible poems, semiotic, palindrome, holopoems, concrete poetry, video action, photo action, object poem, pseudovisual poetry, braille poetry.

    VIDEO, SHORTFILM, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION:

    All videos will be admitted, shortfilms, photography, documentaries, animations that do not exceed 8 minutes of length and they must be delivered on CD or DVD format ready for its presentation.

    MULTIMEDIA EXPRESSION:

    They will be admitted on CD or DVD format ready for its presentation including the credits, the photography, the list of the soundtrack that was used and the name of the author.

    AUDIO FORMAT:

    the audio format admitted has to be:
    Wave 44,100 Hz 16 bit stereo
    Mp3 from 96 'til 320 KPSS
    If the expression is audible, high fidelity required.
  • Celestino Neto

    Hello Thomai, welcome!!

    Celestino Neto

    Grupo Toca do Lobo.


  • Claudio Romeo

  • Servane

    Thanks Thomai... All the best for you....
    Servane
  • Severino Domenico

    Thomay Γεια σου, τι κάνεις;
    Στην Ελλάδα, θα γιορτάσουν Καρναβάλι;
    Σας εύχομαι μια ευχάριστη Κυριακή το βράδυ!
    CIAO!!! -domenico.
  • Severino Domenico

    Γεια Thomae, μέσα από την πρόσκληση, θα ήμουν πολύ, αλλά μου πολλές δεσμεύσεις μου. Bella μάσκα είναι ΜΙΝΩΤΑΥΡΟΣ
    ή Βάκχος; .. Καρναβάλι από εσάς, που λαμβάνει χώρα, φαντάζομαι πολύ γραφικά! Ένα θερμό χαιρετισμό, με την φιλία όλων των εποχών.
    -domenico.
  • Severino Domenico

    Ciao Giorgio,lieto di conoscerti. Mi fa piacere che conosci l'italiano,
    grazie x il link che mi hai inviato,ho visto il vostro carnevale di Tirnavos,molto divertente e le maschere anche se sono primitive,sono intereressanti. La Cultura GRECA,mi ha sempre affascinato. Grazie di tutto,un grande abbraccio a te e a Thomai.
    A presto -domenico.
  • CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

    Wacky's submission to the:

    CALL ART POSTAL (MAIL ART)

    THEME: “BETWEEN TAPIÈS AND KISSES”

    REGULATION:

    TECHNIQUE: FREE (collage, photography, drawing, printing,
    stamps, photocopy).

    DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31 OCTOBER 2009

    TYPE OF WORK: postcard (15 X 10,5 centimeters)


    SEND WORK FOR:


    CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

    Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

    Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

    CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


    The work will not be returned.

    .

    .

    CONVOCATION D'ART POSTAL


    SUJET : « ENTRE TAPIÈS ET BAISERS »


    RÈGLEMENT :


    Technique: libre (collage, photographie, dessin, sérigrafie, timbres, photocopie )

    limite d'envoi : 31er octobre 2009

    FORMAT DU TRAVAIL : carte postale (15 X 10.5 centimètres)


    ENVOYER DES TRAVAUX POUR :


    CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

    Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

    Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

    CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


    Les travaux ne seront pas retournés.

    .

    .

    CONVOCATORIA DEL ARTE POSTAL (ARTE CORREO)


    TEMA: “ENTRE TAPIÈS Y BESOS”


    REGLAMENTO:


    TÉCNICA: libre (encolado, fotografía, dibujo, sérigrafie, estampillas, fotocopia)


    LÍMITE DE ENVÍO: 31 de octubre de 2009


    FORMATO DEL TRABAJO: tarjeta postal (15 X 10.5 centímetros)


    ENVIAR LOS TRABAJOS PARA:


    CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

    Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

    Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

    CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


    El trabajo no será vuelto.
  • Severino Domenico

    Cara Thomai,ho visto delle cose brutte al telegiornale riguardo le fiamme in Grecia.Com'è la situazione adesso? Voi,state tutti bene? Sono molto dispiaciuto di quello che sta accadendo.
    Un abbraccio forte.
    -domenico.


    Cara Θωμαή, είδα μερικά άσχημα πράγματα για τις ειδήσεις σχετικά με τις πυρκαγιές στην Grecia.Com "είναι η κατάσταση σήμερα; Εσύ, είσαι καλά; Λυπάμαι πολύ για το τι συμβαίνει.
    Μια αγκαλιά.
    -Κυριακή
    Cara Thomai, I saw some bad things on the news about the fires in Grecia.Com 'is the situation now? You, are you all right? I am very sorry about what is happening.
    A hug.
    -Sunday
  • Severino Domenico

    Cara Thomai,mi fa piacere che stai bene e che tutto va bene nella tua bella Grecia.quando vedo gli incendii in ogni parte del mondo,mi piange il cuore,perché io amo molto la natura-la natura è vita-.
    Sinceramente avevo in mente di proporti questo Progetto,ma non ho avuto il coraggio di dirtelo.Ora che tu hai l'intenzione di realizzarlo,il mio parere è favorevole perché,bisogna sensibilizzare le persone,e,anche quegli "assassini"(così mi piace definirli)che provocano gli incendi,sono atti di inciviltà,
    di grande bassezza umana.La Natura ci appartiene,tutti noi ne siamo responsabili,il nostro equilibrio,è là!
    In passato,ho realizzato molte opere inerenti agli incendi col titolo:"In difesa della natura".
    Ti auguro tutto il meglio
    a presto
    -domenico.
  • nuria metzli

    i saw your page! hi Thomai!
  • nuria metzli

    kisses Thomai!
  • Severino Domenico

    ciao Thomai,mi fa piacere che l'hai ricevuta. hai un bel giardino e le margherite,mi piacciono tanto, grazie. A presto.
    Questo è il mio giardino.
  • Carlos I. Botana

    Subject: Octopus...

    Collective book of mail art.


    Send 18 works of size 14.8 X 21 cm (A5 vertical), numbered and signed,
    for making up a series of volumes with different artists in each. Each
    volume will contain a minimum of 14 artworks, one per artist. Modify
    each copy in order to make them unique originals. All techniques:
    printings, drawings, paintings, photographs, collages...

    Each participant will receive a volume.

    Deadline: october, 2010.

    Send your art works to:

    Carlos Botana
    General Sanjurjo, 62 - 2º
    15006 A Coruña
    Galicia - Spain

    Greetings.
    Carlos Botana
  • Carlos I. Botana

  • TIZIANA BARACCHI

    LIMITE, SCAMBIO, SEGNO
    LIMIT, EXCHANGE, SIGN
    A tribute for the city of Portogruaro through a project involving art through mail. The keywords chosen as the theme are the motif of its foundation, joined in a common flow.

    Limit
    border between earth and water,
    the river harbor and the trade routes,
    the channels and the gardens of the palaces,
    a constant reference to a change in system, material and colour.

    Exchange
    not only of goods but also of colours and scents,
    artistic and architectural influences,
    mutual knowledge, therefore culture.

    Sign
    a condition of consent expressed in gesture, the conclusion of an agreement,
    a trace superimposed on many others:
    whose meaning is beyond the sum of the parts.

    Project by Rizoo Group, Tiziana Baracchi and Pro Loco di Portogruaro
    Format and dimension of work:
    square of maximum size 21 X 21 cm
    No e-mail

    No returns, no jury, no fee, no sales

    Exhibition in Portogruaro, 2010
    documentation online: www.rizoo.altervista.org
    info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com – aurogentile@tiscali.it

    Deadline to be received March 31, 2010

    Send to:

    Proloco di Portogruaro
    via Cavour 33
    30026 Portogruaro (VE) - ITALY
  • virginia milici (virgy)

    Thanks to friends Thomai ;)