For
generations artists have depicted the human face to commemorate,
analyse, criticise, document, ridicule, disassemble and re-order the
appearances of others, as well as themselves.
As
a tool for social communication, facial appearances transmit
information about people's social status, ethnicity, gender and age,
register emotions and provide clues as to how they have been treated by
life.
The
face's expressive capabilities also transmit details regarding one's
personality, mental state and intentions. Its appearance can also be
controlled to hide those very same things. Moreover, how we interpret
the appearances of others is a very subjective process that is very
dependent on the individual's mindset. First impressions are often very
unreliable.
For
this call please send work via post that deals with any aspect of the
human face, be it whimsical, absurd, amusing, deviant, unprecedented,
foolish, curious, creepy, unearthly, puzzling, weird, poignant,
pareidolic, beautiful, fleeting, detached, penetrating, mysterious.....
Open
to all media/techiques - maximum size: letter/A4 - deadline: 31 July
2017 - no fees - no offensive images - no jury - no returns
Mail art received to be posted at postboxtomailboxnoplainart.blogspot.com
Date and location of exhibition to be determined.
Include email address for documentation.
Questions/info: 4johngayer@gmail.com
Mail to:
Funny Face
Taivaanvuohentie 3 B 13
00200 Helsinki
Finland
