About

Stamp Art :
Stamp Art is the process of using Postage Stamps as Paint to produce colourful Artworks with meaning and imagination to conceptualize an emotion, idea or moment by the artist who can express themselves using Postage Stamps as their choice of material to create an artwork with meaningful expression.

The postage stamp has been collected by enthusiasts since the first issue of the Penny Black in 1840. Postage Stamps and letter mail has always been produced to the highest of standards, as printers working in this sector, are undoubtedly some of the best production workers of their time. Today postal stamps involve, designers, printers, print finishers, dealers, valuers, collectors and of course artists.

Tino the Stamp Artist is the World’s First Artist to use postage stamps as paint to create works of art that conceptualize contemporary, modern and fine art Artworks for viewers to appreciate the interesting world of postage stamps. The Stamp Art Gallery provides an exhibition of artworks of Stamp Art by Tino from 2001, providing an educational and informative understanding of the use of Postal Stamps in stamp artworks and the meaning behind Stamp Artworks. You can visit the shop.stampartist.co.uk where you will find a full presentation of Stamp Artworks for sale.

Around the world postage stamps are collected for pleasure and their intrinsic values due to the auditing systems used to account for postage as a monetary currency.

Stamp Art is produced using postage stamps as the material create an artwork to enchant the collector and those new to Stamp Art with the wonderful colours, designs and printing quality that can bring wall displays to life. Certain unseen postage stamps are already works of art in their own right and make a great focal point for artists to use.

Using postage stamps to make artworks, brings the value of the postage stamp to the public eye and involves using stamps with history, storytelling and wonderful design illustrations to paint a picture in people’s minds of the meaning of the Artwork, as well as the postal stamps used in an artwork. For those wishing to admire and collect Stamp Artworks, The Stamp Art Gallery provides a full range of professional, contemporary modern, and high value, fine stamp artwork designs for those wishing to collect their favourite pieces of work on a budget, and for those seeking to make an investment in a valuable piece of artwork.

Stamp Art History
With a background in creative design, Tino wanted to create an artistic identity of difference using a new medium for producing artworks. Using postage stamps was the natural choice as Tino has been a fastidious stamp collector since he was a child, is an expert in GB postage stamp errors, varieties and high value stamps from around the world having been a dealer in postage stamp issues for more than 30 years.

Tino established the movement of Stamp Art using postage stamps as paint in early 2000 while taking a break from his corporate career, when he established Stamp Art as a medium and creative format for producing artworks. Since 2001 Stamp Art is becoming a movement in its own right, with a number of new artists using the medium of postage stamps to create artworks. 

Tino launched his first Exhibition of Stamp Artworks in 2001 with a number of unique and individual artworks using original Mint and Used postage stamps from around the world. The launch was successful with a number of works acquired by collectors including private commisions.

Early artworks were created to encourage new comers to be interested in Stamp Artworks and Stamp Collecting. The works included a contemporary style of displaying postage stamps to set off their colour, designs and production quality to create artworks for the everyday home. More complex pieces were created to show off the variety of stamps available and how they could be used to convey artistic messages for the viewer.

Stamp Art is a growing movement with many new artists providing their presentations for the public to enjoy and purchase with some artworks becoming collectable and valuable due to demand and availability. The Stamp Art Shop provides clients with a choice of Artworks by Tino the Stamp Artist from Wall Artworks including Mint & Used Postage Stamps to Fine Art Limited Edition Prints using valuable and rare postage stamps to create the Artworks from. Postage stamps contain elaborate and celebrated designs including commemorative events, celebrations and tributes.

There is a growing popularity and movement of stamp artists establishing their styles and exhibiting stamp artworks. Artists are creating works involving correspondence art, mail art, pop art, creative art as well as in the Fine Art areas using modernism and contemporary styles.

Art designs were originally used to make stamps harder to forge. An example of the first commemorative US stamps including the Columbian Exposition issue of 1893. The 30c commemorative example below was the first US commemorative issue.

The US regular issue (not commemorative) issued in the 1970’s. The pair below on the left are genuine and show with a forged stamp to be used fraudulently.

The more complex the design printed, simply makes the stamp harder to forge. Using postage stamps to create a work of art, uniquely authenticates the artwork piece and adds value to the material used in the artwork.

Displaying postage stamps, letter cards and envelopes has long been appreciated for their joyful memories and sentimental keep sakes. The Romanian Post Card and Russian Cover below are great examples of colour, stamps, cancellations and official overprints.

Stamp printing and collecting Overview
Postage Stamp printing started in Great Britain on 6th May 1840 with the issue of The GB Penny Black, being the world’s first postage stamp to be in use. This postal issue also established an efficient postal spread over the British Empire creating a network of national postal systems still in use today.

Originally surfaced printed using hand carved metal plates for the printing designs, the production also incorporates, paper types and ink colours. Modern printing techniques and relaxing of design creatives for postage stamps developed over the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s producing some of the most covered commemorative moments in history and innovative designs.

Stamp collecting has seen a surge of popularity in modern times, with stamp values holding strong values and certain stamps raising in value considerably due to scaresness and collectable quality.

Stamp Art – Art Gallery

The Online Stamp Art Gallery displays projects of contemporary and modern art works and Fine Art displays of unique collections and single art pieces using high value, rare and hard to find postage stamps together with postal history to paint the picture of the artworks.

You will view over 60 projects, including rare and valuable collection pieces. The Stamp Art Gallery provides an online Exhibition of Stamp Artwork projects for educational and review purposes. The Stamp Art Gallery is separated into projects for ease of viewing the collections and individual pieces of artwork. The sections provide a review of the stamp art movement, educational information and learning opportunities for those thinking of using postage stamps as paint in creating artwork pieces.

Clients can make purchases from individual collections which come with their own certificate of authenticity directly through the Stamp Art Shop, shop.stampartist.co.uk . For clients who would like a personalised commission artwork or a commission of an artwork collection of a number of stamp artworks, please contact info@stampartist.co.uk with your enquiry.

Stamp Art Services & Collecting

Stamp Art & Stamp Artwork Collecting
Stamp Artwork Private Exhibitions
Stamp Artwork Commerical Exhibitions
Stamp Artwork – Limited Edition Fine Art Prints
Stamp Artwork – Private Commissions

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