Thursday, January 28, 2016

Alexander Kholopov - RUSSIA - 1948 to 2016

Tribute from Steve Smith




Tribute from Natalie Lamanova
 

Artistamps by Natalie Lamanova

 We lived together more then 30 years.
He was  - my love, my husband, my best friend,  my teacher, my assistant...
My loss is huge and irretrievable. 

I'll never forget him.

Natalie Lamanova
The art of Alexander Kholopov can be seen as an example of the
finest work emerging from Mail Art.  His many innovative projects
produced work that reflected his command of composition and color,
mirroring an active intellect and imagination.  The richness of his
imagery gave us a unique vision of the world in which he lived.
Sasha was a fine artist and a generous friend who will be sadly
missed by the International Mail Art community. 
Written by Harley with images by Steve Smith.



Tribute from Jas Felter:
The fortieth day post mortem is of cultural significance in Russia and Natalie Lamanova is putting on an exhibition of Alexander's work to coincide with his fortieth day.
Photo by: Jas, Natasha and Sasha in Moscow, Dec. 1998.
Celebrating Alexander Kholopov's Fortieth day - the day when the soul of the deceased finally leaves our earth.

RIP Sasha.
 
Artistamp by Jas Felter

Tribute from Bobbi Mastrangelo 
Read how a USA Artist become acquainted with Russian Artists in Moscow

Tribute from Vanessa Kister
 Love to Natalie Lamanova❤
Artistamp by Vanessa Kister - Brasil


If you would like to make a commemorative sheet or single stamp it can be added to this post. Deadline: March 31st.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Andrew Oleksiuk - Chicago, USA - 2015

Andy provided this as a sample of perforations he made with a laser cutter, a rather non-standard technique.