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Political Beings

Mail Art has always been a venue for political content, especially south American artists. I have a large collection of politically motivated artistamps and have created them myself as posted on this site dealing with the blockade against Cuba.



My next set of stamps will be dealing with the crimes against humanity committed by Israel.



A blog is a blog and yes it is a free world and gives anyone the right to read or not, be an ostrich or not and if my blogs offend you in… Continue

Added by Giovanni Bianchini on April 2, 2015 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment

Are Mail Artists Political Beings

I wonder if the members of this Union know or care about politics?

How many of you care about what is happening in the world as a result of United States hegemony?

Will it matter if Europe becomes a nuclear toilet?

Will the Eurozone exist if Greece pulls out?

Are you buying stocks in potable water because it will be the next big thing?

What do you think about Israel controlling the United States?

Do Palestinians have the right to exist?

Should…

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Added by Giovanni Bianchini on April 2, 2015 at 1:02pm — 3 Comments

Political Correctness

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media which holds forth the premise that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
 
 
 
 
 
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Added by Giovanni Bianchini on April 2, 2015 at 12:50pm — No Comments

a recycle bird house.

I made a recycled bird house with seaweed package. see what happens...

Added by Tomoe N on April 1, 2015 at 4:17am — No Comments

The Add-and-Pass came back

Added by Mail Art News on April 1, 2015 at 1:54am — 3 Comments

The Trashpo Gift that Keeps on Giving: Has Dkult Finally Gone Too Far?

Virgin Mary Toast 3.30.2015

“Virgin Mary Toast” from the Mystery Gift Box (Barfa Stewart Tacky Gift Exchange)

April 1, 2015 - The Barfa Stewart Tacky Gift Exchange of the 2014-15 holiday season will be remembered in mail-art history as one…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on April 1, 2015 at 1:41am — 9 Comments

OPEN CALL: DOMINGOS MARTINS INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION

Theme: Good Emotions 


Send us an artwork with a word that means a good emotion written in your native language. For example: love, happiness, sympathy...



Open call to artists from all nationalities.
The entries are free.
 
Format: 10 x 15 cm…
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Added by Tamara C on March 31, 2015 at 9:00pm — No Comments

March 2015

Third in the series of charcoal drawings of the river Kennet. I used the bridge as a bold horizontal line and vertical lines to express the rain. By using these lines, I have tried to add a feeling of stability and permanence to the structure of the composition. In contrast, the turbulent movement of the river creates activity within the painting. This tension between…

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Added by Jane Noakes on March 31, 2015 at 5:30pm — No Comments

A taste of spring... and a book of Erniness

This arrived last friday, a very cold day at the end of March when we had freezing temperatures and snow flurries. Thankfully, Katerina's mail brightened my day with a message of spring.

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Added by FinnBadger on March 31, 2015 at 3:10pm — 2 Comments

My 'Kunst Hunde'? found this today!

At first I thought it might be drugs.

Turns out it was something much better.

Chocolate!

Big thanks to Erni for sending…

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Added by E Elkan on March 31, 2015 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Linda French: My New Clown Suit

Linda's new clown suit is the best clown suit I have ever seen.   And this isn't no clowning around Mail Art.  The Pink fur is included. Funny enough, ha ha, Funny enough, I just saw in England the  …

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on March 31, 2015 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

FAB Art & Post-Industrial Audio in the Network with allison anne (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)

allison - 3.30.2015 - 1

Mail art by IUOMA member allison anne (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)

March 30, 2015 - IUOMA friends must surely recall allison anne’s stunning debut upon my humble blog not long ago:…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on March 30, 2015 at 11:52pm — No Comments

A Mail Art call - Bicycles are coming to RVA!

From September 19 to 27, 2015, Richmond, Virginia, USA, will host an amazing event for bicyclists. The cyclists will come from all over the world. I'm very excited about this. The prediction is that we'll have 450,000 visitors to our small city during that time.  Read about it HERE.

So,…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on March 30, 2015 at 8:00pm — 9 Comments

Why I have 2 accounts...

My computer got totally taken over by hackers, i am using a new"used" one thank god! I cannot get into my old email accounts and IOUMA account etc. I would appreciate all my old friends and new find me!!!!! All the BEST! Neil

Added by Neil Gordon on March 30, 2015 at 4:17pm — 1 Comment

Kim from Korea was in Oz with Viz!

That's what they say in Aussie Land:

and it is a very funny card!

...and I am "flat out like a lizard…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 30, 2015 at 12:50pm — 1 Comment

Magic musical mail art from Canada

and BLUE, of course :-) from Louise Heroux,

with lovely postage stamps, and a note about the joy of art in-the MAIL!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 30, 2015 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Banana Art? or not? from Regan in Canada

Ok, Regan Shrumm may be a new member of the Banana Band

and she is very intelligent in the way of Bananas:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 30, 2015 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Mail Art IN - Italy, Lorella

... tassels of 'melange coloured' yarn. New blog here ->

Added by Suus in Mokum on March 30, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Anna Banana: Invite to a show

Forty-five years of Anna Banana!   So we'll have to think up something quick.Thanks Anna for putting me on the list.

Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on March 29, 2015 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Correspondence Art by Thomas Brown aka Bhomas Trown (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Thomas - 3.28.2015 - 1

Mail art by IUOMA member Thomas Brown aka Bhomas Trown (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

March 29, 2015 - Mail art by Thomas Brown is witty, ironic and – as these pieces indicate – often text centered. He does visual art…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on March 29, 2015 at 2:34pm — 7 Comments

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