RECEIVED: Street Art Mail-Art from Macron (Troy, Michigan, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Macron (Troy, Michigan, USA)

 

March 19, 2011 - Macron has recently been sending out this interesting style of mail-art that combines gritty urban images, postal system themes, and stylized script derived from street art. I'm very pleased to have received a piece. The predominance of the recipients' address as an overlay seems to be a part of the approach. More of the script can be seen on the reverse side:

There's more going on than street art with Macron, of course. I focus on this aspect because I think it's an interesting approach to integrating street art into the forms and conventions of mail-art. There's a melding of documentation of the physical environment with symbols derived from that environment but that are also unique to the artist. Many thanks for your mail-art, Macron! Here's an interesting link from Macron to his work and other street artists in Southeast Michigan:

http://seagraffiti.tk/

 

Views: 31

Tags: Sloan

Comment

You need to be a member of International Union of Mail-Artists to add comments!

Join International Union of Mail-Artists

Comment by De Villo Sloan on March 21, 2011 at 3:07pm
Hey Macron (sorry I didn't get the accent marks), I think what you're doing is great. I saw some work by you Angie Cope blogged too. You have (1) mail-art and (2) street art. They both have a lot in common. Combining them can lead to exciting things. I like the style you have. The "Inforn ation" thing on the postal sign is pretty good too. Thanks. I hope we keep in touch.

Support

Want to support the IUOMA with a financial gift via PayPal?

The money will be used to keep the IUOMA-platform alive. Current donations keep platform online till 1-july-2024. If you want to donate to get IUOMA-publications into archives and museums please mention this with your donation. It will then be used to send some hardcopy books into museums and archives. You can order books yourself too at the IUOMA-Bookshop. That will sponsor the IUOMA as well.

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

Bewaren

© 2024   Created by Ruud Janssen.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service