The periods of art history
Do you have any idea what "the periods of art history" means in the context provided below? Does it really mean "art history periods" or simply "the periods of the creation of his own artworks through postal processes"?
Context:
About his interest in working small Michael Hernandez de Luna says:
What attracts me to the postage stamps and the size is a number of things: its subversive qualities, its design aspects, the performance qualities of sending envelopes through the postal system and having them canceled and returned by postal employees, using the postal system to create the work, the periods of art history… I get to hang the stuff in galleries and museums, I get to recycle images that are taken for granted, and I don’t have to spend any time in a darkroom or print shop in chemicals – now that’s a good time for me.
Top answer
red apple Does it really mean "art history periods" or simply "the periods of the creation of his own artworks through postal processes"? I suspect the former. Many postage stamps feature images of artists' works from many periods of art history, and I suppose that he makes us of such stamps on his compositions.
- red apple Does it really mean "art history periods" or simply "the periods of the creation of his own artworks through postal processes"?
- I suspect the former.
- Many postage stamps feature images of artists' works from many periods of art history, and I suppose that he makes us of such stamps on his compositions.
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red apple Does it really mean "art history periods" or simply "the periods of the creation of his own artworks through postal processes"?
I suspect the former. Many postage stamps feature images of artists' works from many periods of art history, and I suppose that he makes us of such stamps on his compositions.
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