Remedios Varo Inspired Mail Art

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Group:	Amazing Mail ART
Swap Coordinator:	rngstgstll (contact)
Swap categories:	Challenges Handmade Mail Art
Number of people in swap:	2
Location:	International
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	April 17, 2015
Date items must be sent by:	May 18, 2015
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
Google Remedios Varo and prepare to be amazed -- this Spanish-born artist who lived in Mexico during the height of her career was steampunk before steampunk. Inspired by influences as diverse as psychoanalysis, surrealism, science fiction, Gothic architecture and the experience of the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War and World War II, she created an amazing body of work before she died of a heart attack at the age of 55. What is even more amazing, her art "career" did not "seriously" begin until she was over the age of 40. Selected works include Papilla estellar , Creacion de las aves , and Premonicion, all of which can be found here Be inspired by Varo's work and make a postcard, a decorated envelope, an ATC, or any other type of mail art for one partner. Try to make her delicate work your own. Any media that works for you. That's it! I will angel any of my swaps.

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wolfeagle 04/11/2015 #

Very cool swap. Thank you for hosting.

MissWhimsy 04/13/2015 #

Such a unique idea! Im watching for now. Im gonna see if my local library has any art books of this artists work so I can get familiar with it.

MissWhimsy 04/14/2015 #

I've been looking at all her different paintings & I'm gonna go for it & join! I love doing mail art inspired by other artists & her work is really unique. Id call it 'weird & wonderful." It definitely inspires creativity! :)

rngstgstll 04/15/2015 #

Thanks for checking out her work! I saw her art when I was a student visiting Mexico, and was really moved by it. When I got home, one of my friends explained to me that she was from Spain, but fled the war and then made Mexico her home. She is considered to be a Mexican artist by the Mexicans and a Spanish one by the Spanish. Apparently the French (she lived in Paris in between the 2 wars) haven't claimed her yet! Their loss :)

MissWhimsy 04/15/2015 #

Oh wow what a life she has had! I bet she has some crazy stories to tell fleeing a war & gaining notoriety for her paintings so late in life. I'm really curious to learn more about her personal life now.

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