The postcard: Collectible item, work of art.
Mercator Fund / The Delta / Namur| N° d'inventaire | 30756 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 96 p., numerous color photographs, paperback. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462303720 |
From the moment it appeared, the postcard fascinated artists, who saw it as the first medium that offered photography mass distribution. The walls of their studios were covered with views, images, or reproductions of works that were dear to them, and some of them even became fervent collectors. These illustrations naturally captured their imaginations through the profusion of subjects and archetypes they offered in terms of folklore, exoticism, the feminine ideal, landscapes, art, or tourism. This object-work thus became a veritable tool nourishing their multiple practices: painting, collage, installation, film, object, photography, Mail Art, etc.
This work looks back at the presence, reappropriation and diversion of the postcard in art, from the end of the 19th century to the present day.
From the moment it appeared, the postcard fascinated artists, who saw it as the first medium that offered photography mass distribution. The walls of their studios were covered with views, images, or reproductions of works that were dear to them, and some of them even became fervent collectors. These illustrations naturally captured their imaginations through the profusion of subjects and archetypes they offered in terms of folklore, exoticism, the feminine ideal, landscapes, art, or tourism. This object-work thus became a veritable tool nourishing their multiple practices: painting, collage, installation, film, object, photography, Mail Art, etc.
This work looks back at the presence, reappropriation and diversion of the postcard in art, from the end of the 19th century to the present day.