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Index: Pawel Petasz

Biography

Pawel Petasz was born in Kalisz, Poland in 1951. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland until 1974. Since 1974 he has been active in the Mail Art scene. Until today he is doing paintings, collages, visual poetry and from 1989 on digital art as well. He published and initiated artists’ books by sending out books and collages that he started. In 1977 he edited the first issue of the Commonpress Magazine and coordinated other issues of this Mail Art assembling of different editors up till the proclamation of the law of war in Poland in December 1980.

His collages on fragile materials, his envelopes made from hand papermade paper and his texts, that he duplicated with linocuts, radiate the charm of a dissident production.

The National Museum Schwerin had chosen a photo of his Amsterdam performance for the poster and the cover of the catalogue of its exhibition “Mail Art – Osteuropa im internationalen Netzwerk” (Mail Art – Eastern Europe in the international network) in 1996.

Literature (selection)

Barneveld, Aart van: Six Mail Art Projects, Amsterdam 1980.

Links

Mail Artists Index: http://mailartists.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/pawel-petasz/

Displaying all 41 posts by the networker in Lomholt Mail Art Archive
S 1977 00 00 petasz 001
1977-00-00
Homage to Some People, 0016
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 03 28 petasz 001
1978-03-28
Postcard from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 11 11 petasz 001
1978-11-11
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz raetio 001
1979-00-00
Raetio
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 00 00 petasz exchangeable photo 001
1980-00-00
Exchangeable Photo
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 10 14 petasz 20th century masturbation 001
1980-10-14
20th Century Masturbation
Pawel Petasz
S 1983 03 16 petasz 001
1983-03-16
Art Work by Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1977 12 00 petasz 001
1977-12-00
Commonpress, 0016
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 04 12 petasz 001
1978-04-12
Transparent Art Show
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz 8 slides 001
1979-00-00
8 Slides
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 03 11 petasz a proepos 001
1979-03-11
a Proepos
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 00 00 petasz no 1 001
1980-00-00
Chain Letter
Pawel Petasz
S 1981 00 00 petasz 001
1981-00-00
Transparent Selfportrait
Pawel Petasz
S 1983 11 00 petasz 001
1983-11-00
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1977 12 01 petasz 001
1977-12-01
Postcard from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 05 20 petasz 001
1978-05-20
Rubber
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz exchangeable photo 001
1979-00-00
Exchangeable Photo
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 03 27 petasz 001
1979-03-27
Postcard from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 00 00 petasz no 2 001
1980-00-00
Imitations
Pawel Petasz
S 1981 03 00 petasz 001
1981-03-00
Obsolete Rubberstamps
Pawel Petasz
S 1985 06 08 petasz 001
1985-06-08
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 00 00 petasz mr klein songbook 001
1978-00-00
Mr Klein Songbook
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 06 15 petasz 001
1978-06-15
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz no 1 001
1979-00-00
RubRub
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 05 14 petasz umbrella 001
1979-05-14
Umbrella
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 00 00 petasz no 3 001
1980-00-00
To
Pawel Petasz
S 1981 08 08 petasz 001
1981-08-08
Obsolete Rubberstamps
Pawel Petasz
S 1985 12 31 petasz 001
1985-12-31
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 02 10 petasz 001
1978-02-10
Antivalues
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 08 11 petasz 001
1978-08-11
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz no 2 001
1979-00-00
Postcard from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 08 00 petasz 001
1979-08-00
Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 04 00 petasz 001
1980-04-00
Letter from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1981 10 28 petasz 001
1981-10-28
Touching Small Coins and Ideas
Pawel Petasz
S 1986 12 30 petasz 001
1986-12-30
Invitation from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 03 15 petasz prison 001
1978-03-15
Prison
Pawel Petasz
S 1978 09 25 petasz 002
1978-09-25
Ten Theses
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 00 00 petasz no 3 001
1979-00-00
Postcard from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1979 09 00 petasz 001
1979-09-00
Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1980 08 00 petasz 001
1980-08-00
Invitation from Petasz
Pawel Petasz
S 1982 00 00 petasz 001
1982-00-00
Monologues and Dialogues
Pawel Petasz