Sunday, July 18, 2010

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Republika Urissakzillia/ A minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital serial art of Eric Whollem/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION




Muse of the Wilds
Republika Urissakzillia 2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Fauvist Cyberstamps by Eric Whollem

The term 'cyberstamp' is variously used. The purist would define a
cyberstamp as a digital image of the faux postage or cinderella genre,
presenting the design of a stamp not yet issued on paper with perforations.
Thus the perforations seen in such a cyberstamp image are ones that are
computer generated--a digital fantasy.

However one sees the term 'cyberstamp' more loosely used as well,
indicating merely that the stamps seen on a webpage online are
just that: stamps seen on the computer screen. These could be actual
postage stamps issued by countries for postal use, as well as artist stamps
created by individual artists.

For a post with more about digital serial art and faux postage stamps see:

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Artistamps, artist stamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage stamps, mail art, micronation stamps. Abstract art; figurative abstraction; digital art. Goddess art. Fauvist art. The Muse.

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Republika Urissakzillia/ A minisheet of four serial digital art images by Eric Whollem/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Figurative Abstraction




Muse of the Wilds
Republika Urissakzillia 2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

More Digital Serial Art
FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION

During the last year or so I have explored the potentials of serial
art as rendered by digital means. The minisheet of cyberstamps
depicted above is an example of the Fauvist colorization made
possible by computer graphics programs. The original drawing
was executed in black inks, enhanced by mixed media, including
metallic ink colors.

Learn more about Fauvism on this link:

For a bit of information on Artistamps see:

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Artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Digital art, Goddess art, abstract art.

CANTHARIDIAN ARTIST STAMPS/ The Mystic Muse/ A block of four stamps from a sheet of twelve cinderella stamps from the micronation of Cantharidia/ CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital art of Eric Whollem




The Mystic Muse
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Stamps From Cantharidia

These stamps are denominated in the old fashioned British 'tuppence,'
which means 'two cents.'  I have taken the artistic liberty of making
Cantharidia a stamp issuing micronation based on a Brittanic model.
Some of the stamps of Cantharidia are earmarked with denominations
of a shilling, which is designated by '1/-', etc.

For an interesting article on Gerald M. King's Alice in Wonderland stamps see:

For a concise definition of 'cinderella stamp' see this link:

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Artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Digital art, abstract art, mixed media. The Muse.