TECHTONIC BLIP ii
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
copyright by the artist
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Techtonic Blip' by Eric Whollem/ Expressionistic Art
TECHTONIC BLIP
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
copyright by the artist
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Man of the Warp' by Eric Whollem/ Figurative Expressionism
MAN OF THE WARP
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
copyright by the artist
Friday, March 27, 2015
PARAPHILATELIC MAIL ART/ A letter posted to Perf from Unperf by Eric Whollem/ Digtital Illusionism/ Virtual Fantasy Cover
LETTER POSTED TO PERF FROM UNPERF
Outer Artsikraphtsi Local Post
Eric Whollem
paraphilatelic cyber mail
2015
copyright by the artist
FROM PERF TO UNPERF
This virtual letter to Kattie's Kraft Shoppe on Ubikwittus Void Lane in Perf, Outer Artsikraphtsi, bears a cybergenetically enhanced handstamp saying 'Philatelic Mail; Handle With Care.' The outer edges of this envelope are a bit rough from handling, but the cyber cancellation is clear.
This virtual cover is a display of digital illusionism.
The letter is posted with return address at the Pirate's Lair. This is a small island to the north, Found only by mariners lost in the Paraphilatelic Sea.
MAP OF OUTER ARTSIKRAFTSHI
2015
2015
Eric Whollem
perforated edtion/ local post
copyright by the artist
2015
Eric Whollem
perforated edtion/ local post
copyright by the artist
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Aquatic Slumber' by Eric Whollem/ Digital Impasto/ FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM
AQUATIC SLUMBER
2012-5
Eric Whollem
digital painting
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS AND COVERS/ A Map Stamp from Poste Mahdern by Eric Whollem/ Virtual Mail Art/ CYBERSTAMPS
POSTE MAHDERN
Paraphilatelic Mail from Pop to Op
2015
Eric Whollem
digital stamp and cancellation art
copyright by the artist
POSTE MAHDERN
2015
Map Stamp
Eric Whollem
cyber edition
copyright by the artist
A MAP STAMP FROM POSTE MAHDERN
This stamp and cover are both digitally realized images. As such they could be considered cyberstamp or virtual stamp art. This is slightly different than conventional mail art, where actual covers are sent through the mail.
Op Art and Pop Art are aspects of modern art from the sixties, which influenced stamp designers, especially with the popularized concept of Serial Art. Warhol's Soup Can series influenced many stamp designers, especially in the Artistamp groups that were forming in the seventies and eighties.
Nevertheless serial art has an ancient place in art history. Examples are too numerous to mention. A good one is Naza textile art.
The stamp on the virtual cover is an imperforate variety. The map is an example of my own digital art imagery. Binky O'Tool is a fantasy name for the creator of this stamp and cover, essentially one of my pseudonyms. Binky O'Tool I posit as the head of what I fancifully call Feral Impressions, a stamp production service for my own paraphilatelic fantasies of the moment.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ 'Beetle Signs' by Eric Whollem/ Feral Republic Postal Courier Service
BEETLE SIGNS
2015
Eric Whollem
cyber edition
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Monday, March 23, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Goddess of the Signs' by Eric Whollem/ Figurative Expressionism
GODDESS OF THE SIGNS
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
copyright by the artist
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Monday, March 16, 2015
FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Feral Republic by Eric Whollem/ 'Bupp'/ Cyberstamps
BUPP
Feral Republic Postal Administration
Eric Whollem
2015
copyright by the artist
BUPP
Feral Republic Postal Administration
Eric Whollem
2015
copyright by the artist
BUPP
Feral Republic Postal Administration
Eric Whollem
2015
copyright by the artist
BUPP
Feral Republic Postal Administration
Eric Whollem
2015
copyright by the artist
THE FERAL REPUBLIC
The Feral Republic is found on an isle in the Paraphilatelic Ocean. It has no capital city, as all that can be found that resembles a town or village is a lone structure that serves as a Provisional Post Office. This facility is used only in times of national emergency, such as when mail is received from abroad, a rare event in the Feral Republic in these days of text messages, etc.. insofar as a single human inhabitant inhabits this isle, much as in the manner of those Scottish rocks with thin topsoil, seeking postal recognition.
The Feral Republic does not seek such postal validity from any official or nonofficial entity, as the spirit of the Feral people is that of Wild Beasts. One might note the various lands that lie across the sea from the Feral Republic, such as Artsikraphtsi, and the Kyootsi Wootsi Peninsula.
To the west is a nefarious unnamed isle called the Pirate's Lair. To the northwest is Poste Mahdern, a curious island with two port cities named Op and Pop, etc. The village of Phluks is on an island to the northeast. Directly to the east is Lower Kavellinia, a large landmass, whose capital is Pollywollydoodle. The Bay of Lower Kavellinia has two towns: Bobtail and Nag. The Casinos in these towns bring much revenue to the land.
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Saturday, March 14, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Attendant of the Amphorae' by Eric Whollem / Figurative Abstraction
2013
Eric Whollem
digital painting
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Cyberpicts' by Eric Whollem/ Digital Art/ A PICTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTION
CYBERPICTS
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Configured Space' by Eric Whollem/ Digital Abstraction
CONFIGURED SPACE
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
DIGITAL PAINTING/ 'Rogue Insects' by Eric Whollem/ Pictographic Abstraction
ROGUE INSECTS
2015
Eric Whollem
digital painting
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