Home / Past Exhibitions / International Mural By Mail - Global Art Festival / January - March 2021
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The International Mural by Mail is a project that gives artists the opportunity to network and communicate visually with other artists on a global scale.
This project brings together artists from opposite ends of the world in a creative visual collaboration. We are working with artists from Zambia to Indonesia to Venezuela, sending large-scale drawings back and forth between us through the mail, which will eventually become 8ft x 16ft murals. Working together in this way allows us to have conversations that are visual as well as verbal, allowing us to make deep, complex connections with collaborators in very different places. January 7th, 2021 - March 18, 2021 |
ON DISPLAY FOR THE GLOBAL ART FESTIVAL 2021 SHOW
ARIF BAHADURI - AFGHANISTAN
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"Untitled" rOtring pen and watercolor on paper, $1700
Arif Bahaduri was born in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in 1992. He is making art since 2007.He has gotten solo exhibition in Kabul 2013 (incurable wounds) and group exhibition in Kabul and out sit of the country (Fabric ( Orielsycharth gallery) Wales, 2013. and he participated in residence and the 4th Afghan art prize 2013.
His art works are in performance and painting with mix media and the medical bandages and using coffee make his art unique after realizing and facing the Genocide of his people which has rooted in the history of his nationality. From his childhood background and nationality as a Hazara who is suffering from injustices and human catastrophes for thousands of years, he finds the objects of war and injustices and plays with them. He is interested in exploring the beauty of feelings from the depth pain. See more of Arif's work: @arifbahaduri 
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"Untitled" rOtring pen and watercolor on paper, $1700
"Untitled" rOtring pen and watercolor on paper, $1700
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Gegerboyo - Indonesia
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Handmade Batiks, $1000
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Gegerboyo is a collaborative project between Vendy Methodos, Enka Komariah, Dian Suci, Ipeh Nur, and Prihatmoko Moki, and was established in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in June of 2017. We have a strong focus on mural projects; however, we also enjoy doing other things such as drawings, batik, paintings, mixed-media installations, and performance art. Gegerboyo takes much of our
inspiration from contemporary urban culture, street art, politics, social and traditional cultures. The name “Gegerboyo” is taken from the hill on Mount Merapi, one which protects the surrounding communities from volcanic eruptions and hot clouds. The name of the hill is a Javanese word which means, “the back of the crocodile” — Geger meaning back, and Boyo being the crocodile. It has been given this name because of its long and jagged shape. We use this name as a form of enthusiasm, respect for sacrifice, and a desire to perpetuate the name and history of the Gegerboyo hill. |
Gegerboyo also means “crocodile chaos” when the word “geger” is pronounced gégér. A meaning that describes our passion as crocodiles who make chaos through smart and funny works. In the standard of Javanese wayang performances, there are silly scenes which are usually referred to as “Goro-goro”. This section is filled] by Punakawan, which symbolize the little people, subordinates, and servants of the state who are often underestimated. Goro-goro is loved by the audience because they deliver smart jokes that contain criticism.
– Gegerboyo See more work from Gegerboyo: @gegerboyo |
o. YEMI TUBI - NIGERIA / UNITED KINGDOM
SENSUALITY 1: Pain and Pleasure $650
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sHe bites the Apple $2,500
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I am a Nigerian born, American-trained artist who is currently residing in the United Kingdom. I have a very creative personal style and I paint in acrylic and watercolour, but my favourite medium is oil paints. My most recent paintings have been influenced by the political and social upheaval of our world today and the works of the Renaissance artists.
As a political and social commentary artist, in my collaboration with the Elisabeth Jones Art Center’s “International Mural by Mail” project I did one mural as a prelude to my painting titled “The Broken Liberty” — which is my response to the killing of George Floyd. My second mural started with sketches of wars in Yemen and Syria and finished with Christmas message of “Peace on Earth and Good will to all men.” |
A recurring motif throughout many of my works is that of roses and thorns; sometimes it emanates a sweet aroma of
pleasantness and other times it pricks and causes pain. I don’t believe in making artworks simply for decoration, but I focus on evoking feelings. – O. Yemi Tubi See more work from O. Yemi Tubi: @oyemit |
KAORU SHIBUTA - JAPAN
"Mirror in Mirror" 110cm x 64cm, water color on paper, $1350
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"Prokofiev concerto no. 2", 42cm x 70cm, watercolor on paper, $1000
"Jeunehomme" 67cm x 110cm, watercolor on paper, $1100
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My work is based on the research of music and natural
sounds which are then translated into visual explorations of the theory of synesthesia, or “joined perception.” This experience happens when one sense triggers another, such as seeing a shape when you taste something. Another artist who worked in this synesthetic style was Wassily Kandinsky. In my work I translate musical notes into images and contemporary art installations. In addition, through local culture and energies in the atmosphere, I am able to create a poetic symphony composed of images, colors, and harmony, which in turn becomes a perfect fusion of nature, music, and art. |
I am deeply inspired by Jazz and the Classical compositions
of musicians such as Beethoven and Mozart. I believe that the world is connected by sound and that music links us. If Mozart is the one who composes music to link the terrestrial world to the celestial world, I am the one who undertakes him to propagate it with my painting. If Beethoven composed to surpass philosophy, then I undertake to give them a shape with my paintings. – Kaoru Shibuta See more work from Kaoru Shibuta: @shibuta_arts |
MaryAnn Loo - Singapore
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"All is Not Lost Yet" - Paper Animation
My work is inspired primarily by my adventures in life, as well as learnings in my personal growth journey.
The penguins in my work are a universal representation of humanity as our true selves. Thus, in the series “PenguinGirl in Wonderland”, these penguin-hybrids are untrue versions of ourselves, and contribute to the chaos and madness around PenguinGirl, similar to what Alice experiences in Wonderland. While the series wasn’t intended as a commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic, these illustrations were created in March and April 2020, at the beginnings of this time of confusion and uncertainty in the world. Yet even without the current crisis, the idea of stability and certainty in life is an illusion. Whether we realize it or not, we are always questioning who we are, what our purpose is, what life is all about... and uncertainty and confusion has always been part of our evolutionary journey. Though the use of bright colours and cute characters, my work portrays this journey with whimsy and lightness, reminding us that the unknown is not to be feared, but to be embraced as part of the process of learning to go with the flow, and making the best of what we get along the way. And each obstacle is an opportunity for growth, new adventure, and discovering more of our true selves. While the pandemic has hindered progress in my primary project (to paint 100 Dream Tree murals around the world), staying put in Singapore has allowed me to explore animation in my work. “All Is Not Lost Yet” is the second animated story I’ve created this year, inspired by my collaboration with two Portland-based artists through International Mural By Mail. Like my other works, this animation is also symbolic of our evolutionary journey, integration, and finding ourselves. – MaryAnn Loo See more work from MaryAnn Loo: @penguingirl 
"PenguinGirl Down the Rabbit Hole", Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850
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"The Queen Penguin of Hearts", Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850
"PenguinGirl Paints the Roses Red", Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850
"PenguinGirl's Tea Party", Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850
"PenguinGirl & Cheshire Cat-Penguin in Tulgey Wood",
Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850 
"PenguinGirl Meets the Caterpillar-Penguin", Watercolor, ink, color pencil on paper $850
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"The Divine Alchemy of Self" - John Teply, Emily Quintero, Ashley Meyer, Kally Kahn
aravani art project - bengaluru, India
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Our creative collective seeks to respond to these experiences by creating spaces that instead encourage exchange, discussion, openness and debate surrounding gender identities. The visibility of the transgender figure has begun to disrupt long-held beliefs about gender. By making art together we are seeking to gently reshape these politics of inclusion and exclusion that surround gender identities.
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The struggle for accepting and understanding the identities of Transgender individuals exists in each society, race, and class.This includes, a friendly bonding for women and trans-women to indulge into PUBLIC ART MAKING.
The Transgender community all over the world are in need of support, exposure and most importantly art. We are open to also working in indoor spaces and that would bring in a different perspective for the community as well. See more work from Aravani Art Project: @aravaniartproject |
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Project Director
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John Teply
EXHIBITION ARTISTS
Alevtyna Kakhidze - Ukraine
Alex Wilburn - United States Aravani Art Project - India Arif Bahaduri - Afghanistan Ashley Meyer - United States Emily Quintero - United States Essie Somma - Mars Gegerboyo - Indonesia John Teply - United States Kally Kahn - United States Kaoru Shibuta - Japan O. Yemi Tubi - England / Nigeria |
Project structure:
We are initiating a series of large-scale murals, created jointly by two artists of diverse cultural background and artistic persuasion, in a collaborative exchange conducted entirely by mail. Full scale mock-up drawings are mailed between collaborating artists. Each begins sketching images on a blank cartoon sheet to be mailed to their partner, who in turn responds by adding elements of their own. This exchange continues until an artist determines a composition complete, and thereupon creates a painting based on the drawing that has been exchanged. On one end, a mural is completed by the participating international artist, and on the other end, another is completed by a local Portland artist. Interested in purchasing or renting art in this show? Get in touch!
Inquiries: [email protected] or call us 503.286.4959 |
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