Justin Marquis's Posts - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-28T23:23:12ZJustin Marquishttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JustinMarquishttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/64528209?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1u7difp7k74dt&xn_auth=noWhy I'm not posting Eternal Return LXIXtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2016-01-16:2496677:BlogPost:19038912016-01-16T13:40:27.000ZJustin Marquishttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JustinMarquis
<p>I've just posted Eternal Return LXIX to my blog. I'm not posting this piece in the eternal return series to IUOMA only because some of the imagery on this work may be offensive to some. It is a difficult image and a difficult subject. Viewer discretion is advised. You can see it <a href="http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/2016/01/eternal-return-lxix-impossibility-of.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>I've just posted Eternal Return LXIX to my blog. I'm not posting this piece in the eternal return series to IUOMA only because some of the imagery on this work may be offensive to some. It is a difficult image and a difficult subject. Viewer discretion is advised. You can see it <a href="http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/2016/01/eternal-return-lxix-impossibility-of.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>A Peek into My Studio Processtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2015-12-29:2496677:BlogPost:18931742015-12-29T18:27:10.000ZJustin Marquishttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JustinMarquis
<p>I thought some of you might be interested in a look into my studio and the Eternal Return series being constructed. It's watercolor washes being laid out to dry. Enjoy!</p>
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<p>I thought some of you might be interested in a look into my studio and the Eternal Return series being constructed. It's watercolor washes being laid out to dry. Enjoy!</p>
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<p></p>The Influence of Postage Stamps on my Arttag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2015-12-08:2496677:BlogPost:18833772015-12-08T15:26:37.000ZJustin Marquishttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JustinMarquis
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<p>The picture above is of a page of an album of postage stamps (1 of 3) that was given to me by my grandpa. He had corresponded widely with people from all over the world from the 30's through the 50's and collected the postage stamps from the numerous letters he'd receive. Because I showed interest, he passed those collections down to me. As a child I was…</p>
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<p>The picture above is of a page of an album of postage stamps (1 of 3) that was given to me by my grandpa. He had corresponded widely with people from all over the world from the 30's through the 50's and collected the postage stamps from the numerous letters he'd receive. Because I showed interest, he passed those collections down to me. As a child I was fascinated with the idea that these tiny images circulated the globe in a way that I could only dream of. They were little windows for me of far off places and exciting, meaningful adventures. </p>
<div>In addition to the far off places they represented to me, postage stamps also were aesthetically appealing to me. Because of their small size they represent an interesting artistic challenge: how to make something that communicates monetary value and an idea or narrative while still being aesthetically appealing, i.e., most stamps must be practically (indicating paid postage), ideologically (communicating the subject matter of the stamp), and aesthetically effective while being less than one square inch in size. </div>
<div>To accomplish this now has been made much easier by extremely high resolution full-color printing techniques that have opened postage stamps up to containing just about any image, but have robbed stamps of their relatively unique aesthetic style. Before the advent of high resolution full-color printing during what I like to think of as the classic age of postage stamp design, stamp designers had to rely on striking colors, bold lines, and intricate monochromatic engraving to accomplish the goal of the stamp. It is this set of design parameters that have produced images that have influenced my style and have provided the materials to include in my collages. </div>
<div>I will always include some elements of postage stamps in much of my work, a future challenge is to design postage stamps of my own. That will be an aesthetic challenge I look forward to, but for now I will continue to utilize the combination of nostalgia and bold color and line that the classically designed postage stamp provides.</div>
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<div><a href="http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/">http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/</a></div>The Aesthetic of the Post: The Draw of Mail Arttag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2015-12-04:2496677:BlogPost:18807192015-12-04T00:56:59.000ZJustin Marquishttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/JustinMarquis
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<p><a href="http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-note-on-artistic-influence-and.html">Previously </a><span>I wrote about the influence that postage stamps and the stamp collections I inherited from my grandparents influenced me aesthetically. Most of the stamps I got from my grandparents were in plate blocks and full sheets (from my Grandma) or individual…</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://amorfatiandampersand.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-note-on-artistic-influence-and.html">Previously </a><span>I wrote about the influence that postage stamps and the stamp collections I inherited from my grandparents influenced me aesthetically. Most of the stamps I got from my grandparents were in plate blocks and full sheets (from my Grandma) or individual stamps mounted in old stamp albums (from my Grandpa), but I also got the above envelope front from my Grandpa's international correspondence. Instead of soaking off the stamps and adding them to my collection, I kept the front of the envelope intact, so that one can see the return address, the postal markings, and the postage stamp all in their native context.</span><br/><br/><span>Of course the piece has sentimental value. It's addressed to my late grandfather to his job at Purdue University, which is also my Alma mater. But it also had a distinctive influence on me aesthetically, an embryonic influence that didn't reveal itself until I started making mail art. I love the hand in which the letter is addressed. The "PAR AVION" and "EKSPRES" postal stamps, and the way the postage stamps are arranged across the space. It speaks of a care in communication and expression that I aspire to. And the number of times I used this piece of paper to explore distant places in my imagination must surely find itself in all of the collage and mail art pieces I create. </span></p>