Leben und Arbeit/biography
Marcel Stüssi was born in Sargans, Suisse in 1943. After his apprenticeship as architectural draftsman he started to express himself with the help of photography. From 1970 on he attended the conceptual class for painting of Franz Fedier at the School for Design in Basel for three years. Marcel Stüssi stayed in Basel [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Marcel Stüssi
Posted in Mail Art, Mail Artist, Suisse, tagged Marcel Stüssi on 28. June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ryosuke Cohen
Posted in Japan, Mail Art, Mail Artist, tagged Ryosuke Cohen on 20. June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leben und Arbeit/biography
Ryosuke Cohen was born as Ryosuke Kouen in Japan in 1948. He studied pedagogics and has been working as teacher and art teacher since 1974. As Mail Artist he uses the English spelling of his name Cohen. Since 1985 he has been sending his Brain-Cell-sheets with astounding consistency. These are collages done in a [...]
Peter Küstermann
Posted in Germany, Mail Art, Mail Artist, tagged Peter Küstermann on 20. June 2008 | 3 Comments »
Leben und Arbeit/biography
Peter Küstermann wurde 1950 in Hagen/Westfahlen geboren. Er ist seit 1983 Mailartist, außerdem ist er Autor, Maler, Musiker, Filmer, Kunstkritiker, alternativer Kulturmanager und Galerist im Mindener Kulturzentrum BÜZ in einer alten Kirche. Seine Arbeiten sind in zahlreichen Sammlungen vertreten: Museum of Modern Art New York, Tate Gallery / London, Biblioteca Publica de Aragon / Spanien, [...]
Daniel Daligand
Posted in France, Mail Art, Mail Artist, tagged Daniel Daligand on 4. June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leben und Arbeit/biography
Daniel Daligand was born in Lyon, France in 1942. Today he lives and works in Levallois. After his studies in chemistry, economy and of languages he started to do Mail Art in 1967. He participated in various Mail Art projects with his typical variations of the Mickey Mouse figure. He understands himself as [...]
Helmut Zielke
Posted in Germany, Mail Art, Mail Artist, tagged Helmut Zielke on 4. June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leben und Arbeit/biography
Helmut Zielke wurde 1938 in Berlin geboren. 1953 begann er eine Lehre als Kartograph und wurde zunächst in diesem Beruf tätig. Seit 1961 arbeitete er als Bühnenmaler beim Deutschen Fernsehfunk. Nachdem er 1968 Mitglied im Verband bildender Künstler der DDR wurde, war er freischaffend als Maler tätig. Von 1980 bis zur Wende beteiligt [...]