Dragonfly Dream ... I view mailart as a "democratic art", art for everyone, a sharing thing. I think the web sites, blogs, gallery displays, and displays like my "shopping trolley gallery" as ways of sharing the art with the masses. The shopping trolley is an idea thought up by Martha Aitchison of Beckenham, south London. We have taken our shopping cards, the folding variety like you see people using to carry things at the flea markets, and so on... and we have fitted the fronts of them with plastic pockets that hold the mailart. So it is a mobile gallery that can go to the shops, school, public events, galleries, and even museums. It makes the mailart available to "people on the street", and is great for starting conversations. Pati B. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 8:22 AM Subject: (",)
Hi folks, I was just cruising through my guestbook where folks can leave info about current mail art calls when it just kinda struck me..... Mail art grew out of an alternative to the gallery scene and yet not a days almost everyone who has issued a call promises an exhibition of sorts usually in the form of a mail art gallery at a website. Doesn't this go against the original premise? But then again, what do I know.... Years ago back in the early 90's I put up my website that features mail art as my passion. Back then there really were not that many sites on mail art. Now there are just tons and many blogs that feature all the mail art a person seems to get. I dunno, what do you all think? Dragonfly Dream www.dragonflydream.com Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. -Danny Kaye ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
