8/13/16 - Akron Art Museum: Byron and Tristan
Postcard Diaries by Mark Mothersbaugh
For over thirty years, Mothersbaugh has been producing between one and twenty-five postcard-sized artworks daily, ultimately amassing a collection of over 30,000. He began working at the 4 x 6 inch scale in the 1970s, creating small-scale photo-collage lithograph prints.
Mothersbaugh lost regular access to a printmaking studio when Devo began a heavy touring schedule. On the road, he drew on postcard-sized paper. As he became less focused on the band, his postcard output increased dramatically. Sometimes drawn with a brush on antique postcards salvaged from thrift stores, the postcards are part notebook, part sketchbook, and part personal diary. These images have become the source material for many other artworks, including prints, rugs, sculptures, and paintings.
8/13/16 - Akron Art Museum: Byron and Tristan
Postcard Diaries by Mark Mothersbaugh
For over thirty years, Mothersbaugh has been producing between one and twenty-five postcard-sized artworks daily, ultimately amassing a collection of over 30,000. He began working at the 4 x 6 inch scale in the 1970s, creating small-scale photo-collage lithograph prints.
Mothersbaugh lost regular access to a printmaking studio when Devo began a heavy touring schedule. On the road, he drew on postcard-sized paper. As he became less focused on the band, his postcard output increased dramatically. Sometimes drawn with a brush on antique postcards salvaged from thrift stores, the postcards are part notebook, part sketchbook, and part personal diary. These images have become the source material for many other artworks, including prints, rugs, sculptures, and paintings.