oops tha is www.picturetrail.com/lavonasherarts --- LaVona Sherarts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In 1987 I dicovered mailart but did not understand > it > at all. My husband, an art profesdsor, did and did > his > best to explain it to me. When I shrugged my > shoulders > he advised me to do a show so I thought about it. > I could not come up with a name and kept asking him > what to name it. He finally got frustrated and > said," > LaVona, you name it." > I jumped out of my chair and said, sreamed, "Tha's > it, You Name It" > I made out invitations, sent them out and received > work. I answered each contribution and ended > upgetting > more work from each contributor filling a large > gallery. > I sent documentation to each person and knew that > after spending $1,200.00 I knew a little bit but not > much about mail art. > The post office brought a mail box and bags to show. > I > had a huge picture of my dear puzzled mailman. The > postal people showed up and a few told me that I had > things that should not have gotten past the P.O. ( > censored mail) > I hung that work high so children wouldn't be faced > with it. > I did show it to my grandchildren and explained what > it was about. They still remember that. > I see what is going on now as E Mail Art and don't > do > much about it anymore. I like the hands on mail. > I recently did a Mud Flap Girl Show which cost me a > bit but it was worth it. I was mentoring a new comer > to mailart shows. > > www.picturetrail.com/lavonasherarts if you are > interested in seeing it. > > --- Reid Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think we need to distinguish between individual > > discrimination > > (censorship) and censorship in a group context. > Yes, > > we all make > > discriminatory decisions on a daily basis (picking > a > > particular > > breakfast item over another, reading one > publication > > and not another, > > holding certain political beliefs and not others, > > liking certain > > artwork/artists and not others). And we all > > discriminate individually > > when it comes to mail art because I can be assured > > that none of us is > > in contact with every mail artist in the world and > > responds to every > > single mail art call. > > > > However, in the case of activities that involve > > groups (including > > mail art shows), I think Allan's point is well > > taken. If a major > > position of the mail art network is to have free > > (yes, I know about > > postal rate increases) and open interchange, then > we > > should be > > opposed to censorship and similar limitations. > > > > As for interpretations of themes, I have had a > > similar circumstance > > regarding my submission to a show. I received an > > e-mail from the > > organizer saying that he didn't think my work was > > germane to the > > topic. Then a day or two later he sent a follow-up > > message, > > apologizing and stating that upon further study he > > realized the work > > was appropriate and a clever solution. > > > > Reid > > > > Reid Wood (State of Being) > > "Haven't-Garde Art" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://havent-gardeart.blogspot.com > > > > On May 22, 2007, at 1:34 AM, Taraka dd wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree if work will exhibited publicly - be > seen > > by minors then > > > there is not a legal way to allow what is deemed > > inappropriate. If > > > I am having a"kid-friendly" exhibition, > > > > > > I state it on my call and found that people > really > > respect that. I > > > don't agree that as artists we should be against > > all censorship. > > > Censorship (or discrimination of any kind) > > > > > > is a human function that is quite natural for > > some people to want > > > censorship and of course can be abhorrant to > > others - we are all > > > morally individuals and therefore will never see > > > > > > everything the same way. I sent a cow to a 'cat > > call', because my > > > message was - "don't feed cows to cats"...calls > > are open to > > > interpretation...and it is the discrimination of > > > > > > the one in charge to accept or reject. > > > > > > My two-cents worth > > > > > > Taraka Tee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For clarity: > > > > > > > > My view is NOT that art and mail art must be > > shocking or > > > "pornographic" in order to be thoughtful or > > interesting. In fact > > > the author of the post in question (Reed A.), > > sends out incredibly > > > thoughtful, and thought provoking work that does > > not use images > > > that anyone would likely call pornographic. > Also, > > I personally do > > > respect both the letter and intent of the mail > art > > calls that I > > > reply to. I just think that there is room for > > other, more "open" > > > interpretations, and that these too should be > > respected. > > > > > > > > If an exhibit will be seen by minors, then it > is > > reasonable given > > > the social constructs in which we operate, to > > place images that are > > > deemed to be inappropriate for minors in an > adults > > only forum. > > > Hiding works with sexual content from adults is > > just plain silly > > > though. > > > > > > > > As artists we should be AGAINST censorship of > > all kinds. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavonasherarts > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - > their life, your story. 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