ATC's
(Artist Trading Cards)
If you ever collected baseball cards or Pokemon® cards, then you have
a very good idea what this mailart looks like. Recently, I have seen a lot
of interest in this form of exchange. It is relatively new art form dating
from 1996. Basically, they are small ( 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch) miniature
works of art which can be produced as an original or as very limited editions.
On the back of the card is usually the signature, the date and the number
(if the card is part of an edition). You can create, trade and collect these
"little works of art" with artists from around the world. You can
view some more examples in my
ATC gallery . For more detailed information, visit Jourmana's Art
in your Pocket page or the big original
ATC page from Switzerland. They can be made using all techniques and materials
like paint, collages, photographs, rubberstamp, assemblages, etc. The only
"rule" is that they are supposed to be the same size so that they
can fit into the plastic protective sheets used to store trading cards. Check
out some of the variations produced by Ed
Beal of Canada, Ed
Stastny of Oregon and Stephanie
Segall of Virginia. There is more about ATC's at the ATC
web site in Canada.
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