The bull, man and the myth

theme: THE BULL, MAN AND THE MYTH

From pre historic age, man has demonstrated profound admiration for the animal kingdom and it has been represented in Rock Art, this interest is directly in relation to hunting, an activity from which man obtained part of its sustenance.

The bull being an animal of great being and bravery, belonging to the astrological wheel of the zodiac, is a good example of this veneration and respect, being rooted in the Lusitania culture( Portugal and Spain) through the “Festa Brava”, with many admirers and opposes.

Independently of the role that the animal may have in man’s life, in many archaic and present civilizations, it is considered to be a divine manifestation, also associated with the mythological concepts.

The myth of the Minotaur is maybe the most well-known which represents a man consumed by his own desires. In essence this corresponds to our interior conflict between our human and animal instincts.

This Mail art Call has as its main objective to explore the triplicate between the BULL, MAN and the MYTH.

p.s. for more information see the "convocatória/call" section on the navigation bar.

Becouse The International Union of Mail Artists (IUOMA) will celebrate 25 years of existence in 2013, this project is dedicated to this special date.
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quarta-feira, 13 de março de 2013

23# FLEUR HELSINGOR(Oakland CA-USA)

(13x26cm) 2013


 Fleur his a very creative mail artist from Oakland-Califórnia, what i like on the work, is the contemporary touch that we can find always on his mail art pieces. Helsingor is on the list of my favourite mail artists (and i know many...), the reason why, is because in every project that he decides to participate, besides the visual aspect of the work, we note that the work was not done in a few minutes, there is the concern that the piece fits in the context of thematic proposal, through a creative process that spans the barrier banal. The thought of the artist, is then a force of transmission concepts and ideas, one aspect that distinguishes a contemporary artist, from other.

21# SHARON SILVERMAN (Haverhill MA-USA)

(21,2x20cm) 2013


 The first reaction  i have when i open the above envelope, was "WOW". Thats what i like on mail art, we never know what kind of surprises we can find on our mail box. This amazing and beautiful digital collage, was made by Sharon Silverman from Haverhill-Massachusetts (USA), she's part of the mail art moviment since 1980's. Sharon is also collecting artwork for the "Face of Jesus" MailArt Exhibition, a project that going strong since 2011, an exhibition that is moving around United States.

quinta-feira, 7 de março de 2013

15# JUDY SKOLNICK (Washington DC-USA)

front (12,7x17,8cm) 2013

back

Judy like other mail artists represented here, is a member of the IUOMA (International Union Of Mail Artists), i have saw a lot of participations of her, in other mail art calls, so thanks to send  also to this one.

terça-feira, 5 de março de 2013

11# LARRY ANGELO (Philadelphia-USA)

(27,8x21,7cm) 2013

 I'm not very familiar with the work of Larry, or is a new mail artist, or only sporadically participates in exhibitions of this kind, anyway his work was very welcome. It is a simple digital compositing with the Face of a bull, with many images related to the theme, thanks Larry.

terça-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2013

9# RAPHAEL'L (California-USA)

"Ghost Voice" (10,1x15,3cm) 2013
envelope
 Raphael'l is a new mail artist, she sent this wonderful mail art piece, a digital collage inside a very cool hand painted envelope with the following citation by the well known indian"Sitting Bull":

" It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being and we therefore yield to our neighbours, even our animal neighbours, the same right as ourselves, to inhabit this land. "

 Sitting Bull, whose name was Tatanka Iyotake, born in the Grand River region of present-day South Dakota in approximately 1831. His nickname was Hunkesi, meaning "Slow" because he never hurried and did everything with care. Sitting Bull was a member of the Sioux tribe, and he joined his first war party against the Crow at age 14. The Sioux fought against hostile tribes and white intruders. Soon, Sitting Bull became known for his fearlessness in battle. He was also generous and wise, virtues admired by his tribe.

segunda-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2013

7# DAVID STONE (Baltimore-USA)

(27,3x21cm) 2013

envelope
 I could not find a personal website of  David, but i know that he embrace the mail art movement long time ago. He works with collage, drawing and also writing. To this call he sent this nice rough sketch with gold paint.