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| − | J.H. Kocman was born in 1947 in Nové Město na Morave, Czech Republic. After the crushing of the Prague Spring in 1968, the boundaries for an artistic exchange were more closed than ever. Whilst [[Milan Knizak]] had a chance to personally meet [[Ben Vautier]] in Prague in 1966 and perform actions with him, in the 1970s, J.H. Kocman only had the network of mail art for contacts with Western artists. In 1972 J.H. Kocman wrote his mail art projects ''Love Box and stamp activities''. 24 international artists took part in Love Box, including Ben Vautier. J.H. Kocman put together an international rubber stamp anthology titled stamp activity. In 30 copies it contains 124 original stamps by 25 international artists. | + | J.H. Kocman was born in 1947 in Nové Město na Morave, Czech Republic. After the crushing of the Prague Spring in 1968, the boundaries for an artistic exchange were more closed than ever. Whilst [[Milan Knizak]] had a chance to personally meet [[Ben Vautier]] in Prague in 1966 and perform actions with him, in the 1970s, J.H. Kocman only had the network of mail art for contacts with Western artists. In 1972 J.H. Kocman wrote his mail art projects ''Love Box'' and ''stamp activities''. 24 international artists took part in Love Box, including Ben Vautier. J.H. Kocman put together an international rubber stamp anthology titled ''stamp activity''. In 30 copies it contains 124 original stamps by 25 international artists. |
| − | Stempelplaats in Amsterdam gave him the chance to show a retrospective of his stamp work in 1976. Published by the Belgian journalist, collector and curator Guy Schraenen the first monograph on JH Kocman was given out in 1977. He printed his stamps on both postcards and exquisite handmade papers. His last stamp bore the inscription: »Sorry, I make stamps nevermore! JHK«. In 1978, J.H. Kocman ended his mail art activities and has since dedicated himself to artist’s books. His minimalist stamps like ''Yes – No, THE END, TOUCH | + | Stempelplaats in Amsterdam gave him the chance to show a retrospective of his stamp work in 1976. Published by the Belgian journalist, collector and curator Guy Schraenen the first monograph on JH Kocman was given out in 1977. He printed his stamps on both postcards and exquisite handmade papers. His last stamp bore the inscription: »Sorry, I make stamps nevermore! JHK«. In 1978, J.H. Kocman ended his mail art activities and has since dedicated himself to artist’s books. His minimalist stamps like ''Yes – No, THE END, TOUCH, the most beautiful art art is yourself, or remember me!'' remain unforgotten. They give a special accent to visual poetry. Doc. Dr. J.H. Kocman works at the artistic faculty of the Technical University in [[Brno]]. |
| − | In 2012 the Center for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich showed a retrospective of his mail art during the Cold War. | + | In 2012 the Center for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich showed a retrospective of his mail art during the Cold War. [https://mailartists.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/j-h-kocman/ (Source)] |
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Revision as of 11:57, 20 September 2017
J.H. Kocman was born in 1947 in Nové Město na Morave, Czech Republic. After the crushing of the Prague Spring in 1968, the boundaries for an artistic exchange were more closed than ever. Whilst Milan Knizak had a chance to personally meet Ben Vautier in Prague in 1966 and perform actions with him, in the 1970s, J.H. Kocman only had the network of mail art for contacts with Western artists. In 1972 J.H. Kocman wrote his mail art projects Love Box and stamp activities. 24 international artists took part in Love Box, including Ben Vautier. J.H. Kocman put together an international rubber stamp anthology titled stamp activity. In 30 copies it contains 124 original stamps by 25 international artists.
Stempelplaats in Amsterdam gave him the chance to show a retrospective of his stamp work in 1976. Published by the Belgian journalist, collector and curator Guy Schraenen the first monograph on JH Kocman was given out in 1977. He printed his stamps on both postcards and exquisite handmade papers. His last stamp bore the inscription: »Sorry, I make stamps nevermore! JHK«. In 1978, J.H. Kocman ended his mail art activities and has since dedicated himself to artist’s books. His minimalist stamps like Yes – No, THE END, TOUCH, the most beautiful art art is yourself, or remember me! remain unforgotten. They give a special accent to visual poetry. Doc. Dr. J.H. Kocman works at the artistic faculty of the Technical University in Brno.
In 2012 the Center for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich showed a retrospective of his mail art during the Cold War. (Source)
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