by Brian McCormack | Nov 9, 2020
Ink Die on Paper with backlight 12” x 16” 2020 Statement In 1878 the Universal Postal Union established the Universal Postal Convention, a treaty that set uniform rules and procedures for the exchange of international mails. By 1914 the union had grown to include...
by Brian McCormack | Nov 9, 2020
photograph, 13” H x 19” W 2004 Statement This is the Post Office on Floreanna, the Galapagos. In the old days, sailors would drop off their letters at the “Post Office” on Floreanna hoping that a ship going to the letter’s destination would pick it...
by Brian McCormack | Nov 9, 2020
“Earrings “R” Us” was created in the election year 2020. It has 50 pairs of earrings corresponding to the 50 states in the union. Each earring has identical or different mint or postally used stamps with various cancellation marks. There are Airmail and Special...
by Brian McCormack | Nov 9, 2020
Statement: Like the dimensions of the human hand, heart, head or oblong credit plastic, the post card represents the golden section ( divine proportion, rule of thirds, 1.618 or phi). A natural algorithm (Fibonacci series). A classic form. A message to and/or from the...
by Brian McCormack | Nov 9, 2020
“Shadow Box” photography, 16×20 framed, 2020 Statement Rather than taking photographs, I prefer to be taken by what I see, and only then try to uniquely capture and share my vision. My subject types range and may be located in various corners of the world or my...