The bull, man and the myth: BÉLGICA

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.

sexta-feira, 8 de março de 2013

quarta-feira, 6 de março de 2013

12# BRUNO GHEERBRANT (Wervik-BELGIUM)

front (10x15cm) 2013

back

From Belgium comes this nice piece, which alludes to the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Bruno conceived this work with the use of marker pens. The interesting thing about mail art, is that you never know in what conditions it arrieves to our mail box, and may come damaged (by rainwater in this case).

sexta-feira, 22 de fevereiro de 2013

6# GUIDO VERMEULEN (Brusseis-BELGIUM)

"God is a bull;The Bull is a god" (29,5x20,3cm) 2013

"Chat noir qui s'imagine d'êre un taureau" (23x30,5cm; back envelope) 2013

envelope

In the present days there are some artists that embrace the mail art path with all dedication and passion, this is the case of Guido Vermeulen, a very active mail artist and also an organizer of this kind of exhibitions in is own country. Guido likes to work with painting and collage, and his work is influenced by the german expressionism art moviment, and also the european surrealism.

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