Mail art no. 17

mail art

Mail art piece, created by Ficus Strangulensis, consisting of a booklet submitted as part of the Recycling Art Project. Text pages are printed on yellow paper and decorated with rubber stamp ink. The cover is red with black printing and stapled. he reverse side of a small yellow booklet or card, printed with green stamps and graphics including a stylized portrait, serial number “16758,” the phrases “Add & pass,” “100% recycled arte,” and “PET,” with the name “Lanci(l)otto Bellini.” A small handmade booklet shown partially open from the side, revealing layered yellow pages with collage elements, printed text, drawings, and inserted colored slips (green and pink), bound together unevenly. A red paper booklet cover shown flat against a black background, with handwritten and stamped text in black ink, a small green label reading “MADE IN CHINA,” and yellow page edges visible along the right side. A red paper booklet cover photographed against a black background, with yellow page edges visible along the right side. The cover features printed black lettering reading “LOG” and “SMOG,” along with numerous handwritten words, phrases, circles, and underlines in black ink scattered across the surface. Mail art recipient: Vittore Baroni.

Ficus Strangulensis

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

2004

Basinski, Michael

Baroni, Vittore

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MA0017

Mail Art Baron Box #

2006-02-24

2006-05-30

Mail art. LIB-PC-001

11 x 8 cm.

paper (fiber product)

booklets

rubber stamp art