i've been involved in mail art for one year now; and over that time have accumulated a large number of correspondents through the process of trying to find my self-expression. i've tried my best to properly document each piece of art i received, and have several folders of photos and scans of these. as many of you know, my son died a year and two months ago, and his passing has been a major theme throughout my art, as i've been trying to come to grips with his death. the last piece i made concerning his death was to deconstruct a piece of artwork which Guido Vermeulen sent me, a piece which guido dedicated what would have been Gabriel's fifth birthday in creating. i deconstructed it on the anniversary of Gabriel's death by cutting it into small squares, which i am still in the process of sending out in the mail.
you can see the work of deconstruction (The ZEN of FLUXUS) here on Guido's blog: http://thebookofann.blogspot.com/2011/11/zen-of-fluxus.html
this work was in response to the one which immediately proceeded (FLUXUS IS DEAD); which also was concerning Gabriel's death.
i have now created the next in this series; "Rebirth"
for this work, i have used the photos and scans of the artwork which i have received over the past year; so this reconstructed work is a collaboration between over 300 different artists, all around the world.
i think this is significant, because i credit you guys with helping me get through the worst of times in dealing with the grief of his loss. and although i realize i've crossed well beyond the borders of socially acceptable art many times over, i still continue to gain correspendence with new people, people that are accepting of how i deal with my pain; people willing to exchange creativity for creativity without bias or judgement.
so thank you all, you made this work with me; it is our work, not mine.
attached is a "tiny" version, you can see a little bit bigger version here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112354604569262275604/posts/BukjiZ7JNbK
i'll be trying to send out a remix of this work to everyone i've got listed in my address book over the course of the next couple of months;
enjoy.
you can see the work of deconstruction (The ZEN of FLUXUS) here on Guido's blog: http://thebookofann.blogspot.com/2011/11/zen-of-fluxus.html
this work was in response to the one which immediately proceeded (FLUXUS IS DEAD); which also was concerning Gabriel's death.
i have now created the next in this series; "Rebirth"
for this work, i have used the photos and scans of the artwork which i have received over the past year; so this reconstructed work is a collaboration between over 300 different artists, all around the world.
i think this is significant, because i credit you guys with helping me get through the worst of times in dealing with the grief of his loss. and although i realize i've crossed well beyond the borders of socially acceptable art many times over, i still continue to gain correspendence with new people, people that are accepting of how i deal with my pain; people willing to exchange creativity for creativity without bias or judgement.
so thank you all, you made this work with me; it is our work, not mine.
attached is a "tiny" version, you can see a little bit bigger version here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112354604569262275604/posts/BukjiZ7JNbK
i'll be trying to send out a remix of this work to everyone i've got listed in my address book over the course of the next couple of months;
enjoy.
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