Mail art is art which uses the postal system as a medium. The term mail art can refer to an individual message, the medium through which it is sent, or an artistic genre. Mail art is also known as postal art and is sometimes referred to as Correspondence/Mail Art (CMA).

Mail artists typically exchange ephemera in the form of illustrated letters, zines, rubberstamped, decorated or illustrated envelopes, artist trading cards, postcards, artistamps, faux postage, mail-interviews, naked mail, friendship books, decos, and three-dimensional objects.

An amorphous international mail art network, involving thousands of participants in over fifty countries, evolved between the 1950s and the 1990s. It was influenced by other movements, including Dada and Fluxus.

One theme in mail art is that of commerce-free exchange; early mail art was, in part, a snub of gallery art, juried shows, and exclusivity in art. A saying in the mail art movement is "senders receive", meaning that one must not expect mail art to be sent to oneself unless one is also actively participating in the movement.

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Felipe lamadrid ha detto tiziana i can not attend i have no where to host site if anyone can be invited to spend a few days to attend the festival of the trip is pavillon write me for my account saludos felipe

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I went a bit wild this evening I am sending out a swap and decided to go all out and decorate the envelope since I had time January 29 2008 Envelopes

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How do you mail your art? I mailed a 24"x 36" oil painting and it cost 70 dollars to have mailed.?
Q. It was insured for $200 which now seems very low if it costs $70. to mail.
Asked by jackie - Thu Dec 13 10:05:07 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The "Best" way I typically use is to give it to a frame shop who specializes in fine art, (not posters or family photos) and have them package and insure the painting. They will take better care than "Mailboxs etc." or whatever. The least expensive way I find is to ship it yourself. Take the painting off of the strecher, roll it up carefully, and ship it in a tube. Do the same with the dis-assembled strecher bars. Give good instructions to whomever you are shipping the painting to on how to assemble the painting. Finally, if it is a buyer, or someone who doesn't want to go through the trouble of re-assembling the painting, just go to the library and pick up a book, or video on how to ship (Boxing and packing) a painting. [cont.]
Answered by rickyhansing - Thu Dec 13 19:44:45 2007

site where i can find lists of contact numbers/e-mail addresses of art suppliers?
Q. in the philippines :D thanks.! or manufacturers, in the philippines.. thanks!
Asked by Arvelyn A - Wed Aug 19 11:50:55 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
How do I add animated clip art to a word document?
Q. I have a word document that I will be sending as the body of an email or as an e-mail attachment and I want to include animated clip art. The clip art I found is outside of Microsoft word clip art; can I add this to the document?
Asked by Kris - Fri Nov 28 11:19:32 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Microsoft word (office edition) has it... You go to the right hand Cornerof the screen and click on the clip-art button and then you have it! hope it helps!
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