Below is a glossary article post in the category M which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Mail Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Mail Art
So, what is actually meant by Mail Art?
Mail Art is a movement based on the principle of sending small scale works through postal services.
Explanation of Mail Art
Mail Art began in the 1960s when artists sent a postcard that read poetry or pictures by post rather than showing off or selling it through conventional commercial channels.
The origin can be found in Marcel Duchamp and Kurt Schwitters and Italian futuris. But that was a New York artist Ray Johnson who, in the mid -1950s, posted a small collage, abstract image prints and poetry to the world leaders of the arts raised what was finally known as the New York Correspondence School.
Mail art and can take various forms including postcards, packages, faxs, e -mail and blogs. In the 1960s, Fluxus artists in Kawara sent telegrams to friends and family who told them that he was still alive. In the mid -1990s, artists and curators Matthew Higgs made traces, who posted art by young British artists, including Martin Creed, to critics and curators.
This is considered a predecessor of clean art.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix M, as well as terms associated with M.
Meaning of Mail Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Mail Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Art Mail (Indonesian), Seni (Java), and Arted in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni mel.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Mail Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix M. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=mail-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=mail-art
- View example images of mail-art through Google here
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