Vispo cut-up from Claudia McGill (Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail-art by IUOMA member Claudia McGill (Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA)

February 13, 2014 - I am thrilled to share this postcard-size piece from Claudia McGill. This time she has focused on text-as-material making a collage that partially incorporates the William Burroughs formula and partially adopts the classic DaDaist approach. Awash in brilliant colors, the integration of visual and textual is complete. I also think the different fonts add to the work’s interest. Another aspect of this mail-art is that it can be read differently when turned upside down:

The piece has a high degree of indeterminacy. Is it to be read, viewed as a visual image or both? Can we read it in any traditional sense? What do the randomness principles applied ultimately reveal? These are ideas I ponder contemplating this intriguing and ingenious work.

As ever, deepest thanks to dear friend and correspondent Claudia McGill

[Rebecca Guyver]

It reminds me of the ficus/DVS collab.

[De Villo Sloan]

Perfect! I didn't make that association.

With this kind of work, the viewer, receiver - whatever you want to call us - has got to step in and get involved with making meaning. Nothing passive, very participatory.

Thx.

[borderlinegrafix]

Smears on a napkin, and there is a doctor involved.  Nice!