Mail Art is the creative process by which it is used as a means of transmitting the traditional postal service and, therefore, postcards, envelopes, stamps and postmarks are some of the medium on which is possible expression of this art. The artists mainly use techniques such as collages, painting, drawing, photos, writing, textil, recycle art, origami, digital art etc.
"Art in the Mail" is my personal project of Mail Art, I will create ArtWorks in small format, where painting, drawing and collage predominate, they are sent to different artists and galleries throughout the world as to future events related to the art movement in question.

Monday 28 February 2011

11# GHOST THEORY

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on advertising old posters; 15x10.5cm; 2011
 Sent to Mail Artist David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico-U.S.A.),in below envelope i build a window that reveals its contents, the small image revealed and its surroundings are transformed into something we might call as a asemic work.
 

Sunday 27 February 2011

10# COLLECTORS

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on advertising old posters; 15x10.5cm; 2011
Sent to Mail Artist Diane Keys (Elgin,Illinois-U.S.A.)


Friday 25 February 2011

9# EXCHANGE SYSTEM

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on advertising old posters; 18.5x10.5cm; 2011

 Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled " 1962-2012-50 years of Mail Art ", in homage to Ray Johnson from the New York School of CorresponDance, the exhibition will be in Italy on 2012.

Thursday 24 February 2011

8# UNITY IN GAIA, DIVERSITY IN TIME...

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on advertising old posters; 20x15cm; 2011

 Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled " Unity in Diversity ", the Exhibition will take place in 1stJunior High school of Elassona, in Greece on 2011, and will be permanent.

Monday 21 February 2011

7# 6 SEASONS

Acrylic and Permanent ink on paper; 18x15cm; 2011

 Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled " Little Big Stories - Big Stories on Small Paper ", the Exhibition will take place in Pimlico library in London, UK, for 2 weeks, and will start on March 2011. The organization has the idea to produce a book of all the stories which will go on the shelves of Pimlico library, but this isn't yet confirmed.




Some pictures of the Exhibition at Pimlico library



For more pictures from this exhibition go Here

Sunday 20 February 2011

6# ?!WHO?!

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on paper; 18.5x10.5cm; 2011
 Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled " The Face of Jesus Christ", this project is part of Angles & Art-International MailArt Gallery Exhibition, that will take place in Haverhill,USA and will start in March 2011.



1st opening day Exhibition at ANGLES & ART GALLERY IN HAVERHILL, (Massachusetts,USA, 25/3/2011):

The link below its a report made by the TV Boston Channel 5, and has a small look on the exhibition, my work appears slightly to the first 15 seconds of the video.

Thursday 17 February 2011

5# BEFORE & AFTER

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on paper; 18.5x10.5cm; 2011

Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled "WOMEN: Secrets and Confidences", organized by Colectivo Femenino Proyecto Art esencia.This project will include various exhibitions at different locations in Spain, in 2011.





1st opening Exhibition (Barcelona, 4/3/2011):


Wednesday 16 February 2011

4# CHECKING THE GIFTS

Acrylic, Permanent ink and Collage on paper;18.4x10.5cm;2011

 Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled "TREE",the Exhibition will be on THE ASSOCIATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE of MAILHAT in France, and the starting opening is in March 19, 2011.





Monday 14 February 2011

3# =P=F

Acrylic, Permanent ink, Fabric and Assemblage on juice package;18.4x10.5cm;2011

Sent to  the Mail Art Call, titled "GEORGE MACIUNAS AND BEYOND : FLUXUS NEVER STOPS".
The Exhibition will be part of  TEXTILE 11/KAUNAS BIENNIAL / FLUXUS,  in Lithuania in 2011.



Wednesday 9 February 2011

2# 5 WAYS

acrylic, permanent ink and collage on perfume packaging; 10,5 x 15 cm; 2011

 Sent to  a Mail Art Call, an event titled AGORA GEROEZEMOES relating to the work of Agora Studio.
The Exhibition will take place at Hedah Centre for Contemporary Art, in Maastrich, in The Netherlands, from May to July 2011.

Thursday 3 February 2011

1# THE BALLOON AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS

acrylic and collage on card; 10,5 x 15 cm; 2011

Sent to  the Mail Art Call "My everyday object - one object, one postcard"
The Exhibition will take place  in Milan,on the occasion of Salone Internazionale del Mobile from April 12, 2011 through April 17, 2011.

Tuesday 1 February 2011

ARTE POSTAL - MAIL ART project

 Ao longo da história da arte, muitos foram os meios explorados pelos diversos artistas, com o intuito de celebrarem a sua criatividade, e de divulgarem suas obras perante o público, e meio artístico. Eis que surge então, na década de 60, o movimento designado por Mail Art ou Arte Postal, que tinha como principal vantagem o poder de ser auto-suficiente, no caso das Artes Plásticas, permitia fugir ao circuito das Galerias de Arte, local onde nem sempre oportunidades de exposição existem. Os artistas conseguiam assim que o seu trabalho ou parte dele, fosse apreciado a uma escala internacional sem barreiras e burocracias, criadas pelos locais normalmente vocacionados para a sua exploração. Para além do factor de troca de correspondência entre artistas, a Arte Postal permite a criação de uma rede de contactos onde experiências podem ser partilhadas. O mesmo movimento, continua actualmente bem activo, por vezes poderá ser conectado como outsider ou alternativo, no entanto, muitos artistas o mantém, como era o caso de Ray Johnson's seu principal impulsionador.


 "Art in the Mail" é o meu projecto pessoal de Arte Postal, irei criar obras em pequeno formato, onde a pintura e a colagem vão predominar, as mesmas serão enviadas para diferentes artistas e galerias de todo o mundo, tal como, para futuros eventos relacionados com o movimento artístico em questão.