David Bellingham

HALF + HALF. 1994. UNIQUE HAND-MADE BOOK.

HALF + HALF. 1994. UNIQUE HAND-MADE BOOK.

Glasgow: Bellingham, 2016 14.7 x 11. 5cm, 24pp hand made artist's book which has black and white card pages which have been split by the artist and string bound together. As a result each page is black and white in equal amount. This is one of only 35 hand-made books and one of the artist's very first works made while he was still a student. VG+ in original plastic transparent envelope as issued. The title is hand written on the front and the back in pencil and the book is signed and dated by the artist on the back cover. Very rare.
HALF FULL. HALF EMPTY. 1994. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK.

HALF FULL. HALF EMPTY. 1994. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK.

Glasgow: Bellingham, 2016 14.7 x 11. 5cm, 28pp plus card covers. An unique hand made artist's book which has black inner pages on which half have diagonal close hatched lines hand-drawn on each page to take up 50% of the space of the page - hence "Half full/half empty". This is one of only 35 hand-made books but each is (as noted) unique and one of the artist's very first works made while he was still a student. VG+ in original plastic transparent envelope as issued. The title is hand written on the front and the back in pencil and the book is signed and dated by the artist on the back cover. Very rare.
BLUE RED YELLOW GREEN BLUE YELLOW GREEN RED YELLOW GREEN RED BLUE. 1994. HAND-TYPED ARTIST'S BOOK.

BLUE RED YELLOW GREEN BLUE YELLOW GREEN RED YELLOW GREEN RED BLUE. 1994. HAND-TYPED ARTIST'S BOOK.

Glasgow: Bellingham, 1994 14.7 x 11. 5cm, 24pp hand made artist's book which has alternative black and white card pages and between the pages Small yellow inserts with hand typed text with opposing adverbs and adjectives such as on/off and light/dark or left/right before/after or that/this and this that. The front cover is also typed with a long list of complementary colours such as blue/red and yellow green. This is one of only 35 hand-made books (each was typed by Belllingham) and one of the artist's very first works made while he was still a student. VG+ in original plastic transparent envelope as issued. The book is signed and numebred by the artist on the inside back cover. Very rare.
BIRD-BOX. 1996.

BIRD-BOX. 1996.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1996 10 x 12.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a b/w image of bird box (on a tripod stand) in a copse of trees, presumably able to be moved by the artist (John Bevid). VG+
A FIREWORK DISPLAY FROM ROSYTH ON 5TH NOVEMBER. 1996.

A FIREWORK DISPLAY FROM ROSYTH ON 5TH NOVEMBER. 1996.

Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. (1996) 10 x 12.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a b/w image of rocket fireworks in bottles labelled Revenge, Resolution, Renown and Repulse (all names of the Resolution class of nuclear ships which were retired from active service on28th August 1995 and replaced by the Vanguard class which carry Polaris missles). There is a handwritten note on the back "This is the fireworks piece I mentioned. If Tony (Blair) gets his way it will have to be updated. Best, David" in pencil. VG+
HSINIF. END OF YEAR. 1997. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

HSINIF. END OF YEAR. 1997. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1997 18 x 21cm, 2pp artist postcard with a black and white word FINISH but printed backwards - issued as an end of year gift by the artist. This example is signed on the back in black ink. Very slightly stained on the front else VG.
FOR THE NEOCONCEPTUALIST LAWRENCE WEINER IS A PRESOCRATIC. 1997.

FOR THE NEOCONCEPTUALIST LAWRENCE WEINER IS A PRESOCRATIC. 1997.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1997 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with the text which amusingly compares the conceptual artist Weiner to a Pre-Socratic . VG+.
HOMAGE TO DOM SILVESTER HOUEDARD. 1997.

HOMAGE TO DOM SILVESTER HOUEDARD. 1997.

Glasgow: WAX336, 1997 10 x 11cm, 2pp. Artist's card with the text "typewriter" and "Scaffolding" repeated alternatively on the front. A reference to the typescripts of dsh. Early concrete poem by Bellingham. VG+.
CITRON - CITROEN. 1997. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

CITRON - CITROEN. 1997. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

Brussels: Galerie Bortier 1997 10.5 x 15cm,2pp artist postcard with a full colour photograph of a bowl of lemons with toy cars (Citroens) added. A take on Broodthaers' original correspondence work (and also somewhat similar to an Ian Hamilton Finlay work - Citrones). This example is signed on the back by the artist in black ink. VG+.
SPEED CAMERA CAMOUFLAGE. 1997.

SPEED CAMERA CAMOUFLAGE. 1997.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1997 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a British speed camera which has been painted in camouflage colours on the front. Jointly created with Jim Hamlyn. VG+.
MORSE 1837 - 1997.

MORSE 1837 - 1997.

Glasgow: WAX336, 1997 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Artist's card with a morse code message on the front and on the back the explanation that it reads: "Less dots, fewer dashes". Issued on the occasion of the H.M. Coastguard ceasing monitoring Morse transmissions on 31st December 1997. VG+.
LEAVES. 1998. HAND-TYPED UNIQUE BOOKWORK. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM. VERY EARLY WORK.

LEAVES. 1998. HAND-TYPED UNIQUE BOOKWORK. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM. VERY EARLY WORK.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1998 12 x 11.2cm, 4pp folded card to create a small book. On the front the word LEAVES has been hand-typed by Bellingham and inside the alphabet with the word TREE replacing the letter C. Bellingham did an unspecified number of these works by hand - a very early concrete poetry work. Signed on the back in pencil. A very early work by the artist. VG+.
EN PAERE. 1998.

EN PAERE. 1998.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1998 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a light fitting where a pear is replacing the usual bulb. Photograph by Bellingham. VG+.
SOMETHING SIDE-BY-SIDE NOSOMETHING. 1998. HAND-TYPED UNIQUE BOOKWORK. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM. VERY EARLY WORK.

SOMETHING SIDE-BY-SIDE NOSOMETHING. 1998. HAND-TYPED UNIQUE BOOKWORK. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM. VERY EARLY WORK.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1998 20 x 12.5cm, 4pp folded card to create a small book. On the front the word SOMETHING SIDE-BY-SIDE NOSOMETHING has been hand-typed by Bellingham and inside the text: NOSOMETHING SIDE-BY-SIDE SOMETHING to create a concrete poem. Bellingham did an unspecified number of these works by hand - a very early work. Signed on the back in pencil. A very early work by the artist. VG+.
ECONOMY OF MEANS. 1998.

ECONOMY OF MEANS. 1998.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1998 10 x 17.2cm, 16pp (self cover). Stapled bound. Artist's book listing the methods by which the book was made one item at a time eg Sugar Paper, Toner, Folded, Stapled, and Trimmed, Very small limitation. VG+.
THESEHAVEBEENPROCESSED INORDERTOBENOTASIFSCRIBED.

THESEHAVEBEENPROCESSED INORDERTOBENOTASIFSCRIBED.

Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. 10 x 14.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard with texts from Colin Sackett on both sides where the words are run together without spaces and in lower case. One is: THESEHAVEBEENPROCESSEDINORDERTOBENOTASIFSCRIBED and the other SMALLALLBIRDSBIRDSALLFLYINGFLYINGFROMUOSMALLFROMUP VG+.
WHEN SPRING IS OUTSIDE AUTUMN IS UNDERNEATH. 1998.

WHEN SPRING IS OUTSIDE AUTUMN IS UNDERNEATH. 1998.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1998 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of tent made of reversible camouflage patterned fabric, on the reverse, the artist point out the patters were used for various German war machines. VG+
WELLINGTON MACINTOSH. 1998. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

WELLINGTON MACINTOSH. 1998. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: WAX366, 1998 20.5 x 42cm, 1pp offset green red -brown lithographic print with two drawings of the Wellington bomber plane - the second of which has been altered to look as if it is in the style of Rennie Macintosh in the configuration of the front windows. Signed bottom left by Bellingham. VG+.
READING HEGEL IN MARX ON ART. 1999.

READING HEGEL IN MARX ON ART. 1999.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1999 15 x 21cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of Pavel Buchler reading a book on Marx and Engels upside down - a parallel to the idea that Marx (although we would argue Engels more) turned Hegel upside down. VG+
AHEAD. BEHIND. 1999.

AHEAD. BEHIND. 1999.

Glasgow: WAX336, 1999 7.3 x 15cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard with AHEAD on one side, and BEHIND on the other printed with white text on gray. Early concrete poem. VG+.
WORLD CUP TEAM SOVIET UNION. 1999.

WORLD CUP TEAM SOVIET UNION. 1999.

Edinburgh/Glasgow: Morning Star Publications/Wax366, 1998 15.5 x 11.5cm, 2pp black on red card issued during the 1998 football world cup - Bellingham creates a team from important Russian avant garde artists. VG+.
ASSESSMENT OF EXTENT DEPRIVES US OF THE INFINITE. 1999.

ASSESSMENT OF EXTENT DEPRIVES US OF THE INFINITE. 1999.

Glasgow: WAX366, 1999 200 x 1cm, original measuring rule with rivets to allow the rule to open and close. Silkscreened on the first part of the measure is the text "ASSESSMENT OF EXTENT DEPRIVES US OF THE INFINITE". An object multiple released in a small but unknown number. VG+ although slight tear to the printed paper closing wrapper.
BROKEN BISCUITS. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

BROKEN BISCUITS. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 14 x 10.2cm, 16pp plus printed wrappers. String bound. Artist's book with a number of concrete poems made up from the mixed up letters of well known biscuit types such as Garibaldi, Rich Tea, Digestive, Custard Cream, Bourbon, Malted Milk and Ginger Nut. Of course biscuits are known to break up into small pieces. Small limitation. This example is signed by the artist on the last page. VG+.
HELICES. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

HELICES. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1999 10 x 4cm, 16pp plus printed covers. Artist's book which reproduces eight line drawings of sycamore smara (the lobed seeds of the tree which fall to the ground in a spiral manner). A visual poem by the Scottish artist. This copy is signed in pencil on the last blank page. VG+.
1887 1948. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

1887 1948. 1999. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 1999 13.5 x 8.8cm, 12pp plus printed wrappers. String bound. Artist's book with four two-line poems.For example shellac-sealed meadow-saffron One of a small limitation - this example signed on the last page. VG+. . VG+.
PRINTED PAPER (FOLDED AND UNFOLDED). 2000.

PRINTED PAPER (FOLDED AND UNFOLDED). 2000.

Dundee: Centre for Artist's Books, 1999 21 x 15cm, 12 pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue and cataloguer raisonne of sorts - the essay by Gilonis is a list of 100 works (postcards and other items) by Bellingham with short descriptions. Issued for an exhibition of Bellingham's artist's books and publications. VG+. Scarce early publication.
A PROPOSAL TO ADD ONE YEAR TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ABSENCE OF A YEAR ZERO, ACCORDINGLY RENOMINATING 1999 THE YEAR 2000. 1999 (OR SHOULD IT BE 2000?)

A PROPOSAL TO ADD ONE YEAR TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ABSENCE OF A YEAR ZERO, ACCORDINGLY RENOMINATING 1999 THE YEAR 2000. 1999 (OR SHOULD IT BE 2000?)

Glasgow: WAX336, 1999 10.4 x 14cm, 2pp. Artist's card noting that at the change from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar in 1582, the fact that the former calendar was created at a time when the concept of zero "was not known" (or rather not used mathematically). Bellingham's suggestion is to restore the year 0 by adding an additional year to any current date. VG+.
THE INK FROM A BIC BIRO (RED). 2000. ONE OF 30 COPIES - EACH UNIQUE.

THE INK FROM A BIC BIRO (RED). 2000. ONE OF 30 COPIES - EACH UNIQUE.

Glasgow: Wax (Bellingham), 2000 Two separate printed sheets - each 32 x 22.4cm in plastic transparent pouch. The first sheet being the title and the second a painting; an abstract pattern made from using the entire content of ink from a single 'Bic' biro and spreading it on the sheet (a 'Bic' biro is a cheap ink pen used most often in offices). There were 30 each of four different colours each unique within the total edition of 120. Fine.
THE INK FROM A BIC BIRO (RED). 2000. ONE OF 30 COPIES - EACH UNIQUE.

THE INK FROM A BIC BIRO (RED). 2000. ONE OF 30 COPIES - EACH UNIQUE.

Glasgow: Wax (Bellingham), 2000 Two separate printed sheets - each 32 x 22.4cm in plastic transparent pouch. The first sheet being the title and the second a painting; an abstract pattern made from using the entire content of ink from a single 'Bic' biro and spreading it on the sheet (a 'Bic' biro is a cheap ink pen used most often in offices). There were 30 each of four different colours each unique within the total edition of 120. Fine.
THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS/THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE. 2000.

THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS/THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE. 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 14 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with "THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS" printed in red on one side and on the other also in red: "THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE". Small limitation. VG+.
I I I I I I. 2000.

I I I I I I. 2000.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2000 9 x 15cm, 4pp. Artist's card which alternates lower case "i"s in the fonts Johnston and Gill Sans on the front in white and blue. The shape of the dot over each eye differs between fonts: one is rounded and the other a diamond shape. Edward Johnston designed his font for the London Transport network in 1915, and Eric Gill designed his font around 1927. The poem inside the card reads: Johston's diamonds Gill's pearls Early concrete poem card by Bellingham. VG+.
RIPPLES IN THE GUTTER. 2000.

RIPPLES IN THE GUTTER. 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 14.5 x 9cm, 800 plus silver paper wrappers. Artist's book - all the pages are blank apart from the centre page which has the text "ripples in the gutter" in silver ink. A visual poem. Staples very slightly rusted else VG. Limitation not known but not many.
FORM FOUND ON THE DOORSTEP, SHIVERING IN A CARDBOARD BOX. 2000.

FORM FOUND ON THE DOORSTEP, SHIVERING IN A CARDBOARD BOX. 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 9 x 16cm, 2pp artist postcard with the title text showing white on grey on the front, verso publisher details. VG+
A.E.I.O.U. 2000. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

A.E.I.O.U. 2000. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2000 43 x 19cm, plastic folder content of a portfolio of five prints (all 42 x 18.5cm) and a cover sheet on card - the five AEIOU charts are derived from Kandolt Ring and Snellen Illiterate E optometry charts. One of 100 signed and numbered examples. VG+.
PARTIGLIANO TERRACE. 2000. SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY BELLINGHAM.

PARTIGLIANO TERRACE. 2000. SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2003 13 x 29.5cm, 2pp offset green on white lithographic print with ten green drawings of the outlines of leaves. The leaves were all "selected from, the terraced olive groves which surround Partigliano in Tuscana. Signed on the back by Bellingham in pencil. Limitation unknown. VG+.
LEMON YELLOW LEMON. LIME GREEN LIME. ORANGE ORANGE. 2000.

LEMON YELLOW LEMON. LIME GREEN LIME. ORANGE ORANGE. 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 14.5 x 11cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of three of the artist's neon works. VG+
IN THE TURNING OF PAGES... 2000.

IN THE TURNING OF PAGES... 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2000 5.9 x 13.8cm, 12pp (self cover). String bound. Artist's book with the text IN THE TURNING OF PAGES WE REGULATE LIGHT AND SHADE - the text over several pages to replicate Bellingham's words. Small limitation. VG+.
BASIC FORMS. 2000.

BASIC FORMS. 2000.

Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. 10 14.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a text on both sides: the card: a form of two pages the folding card: a form of four pages the print/poster: a form of one page the book: a community of pages The text is repeated on both sides of the card - one side is glossy, the other matt. VG+.
AN INCH IS NEITHER SHORT NOR LONG. 2000.

AN INCH IS NEITHER SHORT NOR LONG. 2000.

Glasgow: Gallery of Modern Art, 2000 14.8 x 21cm, 2pp red on yellow artist's postcard - the text on the front lists six aphorisms on size by Bellingham. VG+.
BOOKMARKS. 2001.

BOOKMARKS. 2001.

Edinburgh: Morning Star, 2001 16.5 x 9cm, 2pp printed pocket folder (with adhesive back) content of five, 14 x 6cm, 2pp bookmarks designed by Telfor Stokes, David Bellingham, Alex Finlay with Hans Waanders, David COnnearn and Thomas A. Clark. Object multiple issued on the occasion of the Bookshelves initiative. All VG in similar folder. Limitation not known.
ASP (ALL SPARE PARTS). 2001. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

ASP (ALL SPARE PARTS). 2001. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

Nurnberg: Kunsthaus, 2001 21.5 x 14cm, 112pp plus card covers. Artist's book issued during an exhibition with two essays by Harry Gilionis and Pavel Buchler. Colour and b/w images of works throughout. This copy is signed in pencil on the half-title by Bellingham.
GAS PURPLE CROCUS FLAME. 2001.

GAS PURPLE CROCUS FLAME. 2001.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2009 12.5 x 8cm, 2pp artist postcard with a poem on the front. VG+.
THE BOOK. A COMMUNITY OF PAGES. 2001.

THE BOOK. A COMMUNITY OF PAGES. 2001.

Edinburgh: Morning Star Publications, 2001 4 x 5.8cm, 2pp bookmark printed black on silver. Issued for a year of "residencies" in Scottish Libraries. VG+.
QUEEN ELIZABETH, QUEEN ELIZABETH 2, MAURETANIA. 2001.

QUEEN ELIZABETH, QUEEN ELIZABETH 2, MAURETANIA. 2001.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2001 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of three model boats (1/600 scale Airfix passenger liners) displayed on a grass lawn. VG+.
MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2001.

MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2001.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2001 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of the window of the "Manchester" pavilion during the 2001 Venice Biennale. A neon says Manchester and is lit in red (a bit like the red light district curtains). A second card was released two years later with a blue curtain. VG+.
MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2001.

MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2001.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2001 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of the unofficial "Manchester" pavilion in a house on a canal in Venice that displayed work during the Venice Biennale. VG+.
NOVEMBER 5TH. 2001.

NOVEMBER 5TH. 2001.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2001BR> 8.4 x 13cm, 2pp artist postcard issued near the British bonfire night - November 5th. The tradition of remembrance of the "Gun Powder Plot" where Guy Fawkes planned to destroy the British parliament as a rebellion against the Protestant leadership. The word EMBER is shown in red on the card within the NOVEMBER - a reference to those bonfires. VG+.
NEW YEAR DEPTH GAUGE. 2002.

NEW YEAR DEPTH GAUGE. 2002.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2002 15 x 21cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of a painted stick (with the letter E as the pattern) in deep snow. VG+
SPRING 2002.

SPRING 2002.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2002 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a batch of leeks with a printed label on them in Spanish although the word SPRING is apparent - a seasonal reference. VG+.
AFTER JOHN CLARE. 2002.

AFTER JOHN CLARE. 2002.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2002 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard displaying a photograph of a neon work by Simon Cutts. The neon was theoretically meant to be powered by wind turbine. The text reads: "Found the pomes in the fields and only wrote them down." VG+.
MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2003.

MANCHESTER PAVILION. 2003.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2003 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of the window of the "Manchester" pavilion during the 2001 Venice Biennale. A neon says Manchester and is lit in blue. A first card was released two years earlier with a red curtain. VG+.
WORKPLACE 3. 2003.

WORKPLACE 3. 2003.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2003 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with an image of a paper cup with a rule placed in the coffee. Verso - this example is signed by Bellingham. VG+.
THE TELEGRAPH POLE OUR NATIONAL TREE. 2003. SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY BELLINGHAM.

THE TELEGRAPH POLE OUR NATIONAL TREE. 2003. SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2003 29 x 13cm, 2pp offset green and brown lithographic print with an abstract image of a telegraph pole - the joke being that such a construction is Scotland's national tree. The text is in green and the "pole" in brown creating a visual poem. Signed on the back by Bellingham. VG+.
YEAR. 2004. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

YEAR. 2004. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2004 12 x 21cm, 2pp black and red on white card with a text: "YEAR. It appears in its proper dimensions only from the outside, it gains strength from time and elevation from distance." A new year gift from the artist to friends and colleagues - this is signed "Best wishes, David" on the back. VG+.
IDEAS LEAVE OBJECTS STANDING. 2005.

IDEAS LEAVE OBJECTS STANDING. 2005.

Newcastle: Baltic, 2005 22 x 17.5cm, unpaginated (c. 94pp) plus printed boards. Artist's book by the Scottish artist which displays his fascination with measurement, and the most minimal elements of discourse i.e. the letter or individual word. At his best Bellingham takes visual poetry and brings it into the sphere of conceptual art. One of 1,500 copies. Fine.
TURNOUT. 2005.

TURNOUT. 2005.

Edinburgh: Show & Tell Editions, 2005 15 x 10.2cm, 32pp plus printed card covers. Artist's book from Scottish artist, David Bellingham that solely consists of 4,668 reproductions of hand drawn crosses and an illustration of a ballot box. There are strictly 500 hand-numbered copies of this book - aside from one unique book (no. 1) within the edition which corrects the entire number of crosses to exactly represent the total number of votes cast in Scotland during the May 5th 2005 General Election (2,333,882). Conceptual work and/or concrete poem, this is a peon to democracy and a metaphor of the substantial effort required in maintaining openness in society. If ever there was time to remind ourselves of the importance of our pluralist societies, it is now.
ABSTENTION. 2005.

ABSTENTION. 2005.

Edinburgh: Show & Tell Editions, 2005 14.5 x 21cm, 2pp. artist’s postcard as edition. The Scottish Parliament is show overlaid with red “x”s - the postcard was issued in a small number of copies during the period when Bellingham took a break from making his major work TURNOUT at the Heart Gallery, Edinburgh where he re-wrote the entire number of Xs cast in the Scottish 2003 Scottish parliamentary election by hand. "Abstention" is a counterpart to the "Turnout” project and represents the 50.7% of people who did not vote during the 2003 election.
EDINBURGH SECTIONS. 2005. UNIQUE WORK.

EDINBURGH SECTIONS. 2005. UNIQUE WORK.

15 x 20.5cm, acrylic paint on white board. An original painting by Bellingham in three colours of blue - the shapes being the sky seen through the gaps in the foliage of trees. On the back the work is addressed to Paul Robertson and has a stamp but it was never posted but hand delivered. VG+. Unique.
COMPLEMENTARY B'S. 2005.

COMPLEMENTARY B'S. 2005.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2005 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of a flower patch with cut out letter Bs attached to some of the stalks. An awful pun. VG+
AS OF 20TH AUGUST 2005. 2005.

AS OF 20TH AUGUST 2005. 2005.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2005 10 x 14.8cm, 2pp colour artist's postcard with a photograph of a bank cheque made out to the artist's son Kasper Halfdan Bjorge Bellingham for an emergency passport. His son had just been born. VG+.
LEPORELLO #05. 2005.

LEPORELLO #05. 2005.

Copenhagen: Langtborsistan, 2005 10.4 x 7.8cm, 8pp plus folded round card covers. Leporello Artist's book reproducing eight of Bellingham's paintings of the "gaps between" - the sky seen through the foliage in a tree plus one image of a painting on the bark of a silver birch. Rather lovely. VG+.
FOR THE LAST 366 - FOR THE NEXT 365. 2005. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

FOR THE LAST 366 - FOR THE NEXT 365. 2005. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax 366, 2005 17 x 12cm, 2pp. artist's postcard with 364 "days" and one "year" in the artist's facsimile hand. A new years card from Bellingham which has "best wishes, David" in pencil on the back. With original handwritten mailing envelope. VG+.
LOOKING OUT. LOOKING IN. 2006. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

LOOKING OUT. LOOKING IN. 2006. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2006 15 x 21cm, 2pp artist postcard with a black and white visual poem (with aspects of ying and yang) representing the passing of the year and beginning of the new sent as a gift to friends and colleagues. This example is signed on the back in red ink. VG+.
TURNOUT POSTER. 2006.

TURNOUT POSTER. 2006.

Edinburgh: Show & Tell Editions, 2006 42 x 29.7cm, red and black on white offset lithograph - exhibition poster for Bellingham's Turnout project which took place in Heart Gallery over several weeks where the artist recreated the first Scottish direct elections in 300 years by rewriting by hand the 1,916,594 crosses that comprised the voting in those elections. Design by Bellingham - this is one of the 100 unsigned posters designed by Belling to promote the exhibition. Fine.
TURNOUT. UNIQUE LARGE WORK. 2006

TURNOUT. UNIQUE LARGE WORK. 2006

Metal box, hand drawn sheets of paper with 1,916,594 individually drawn crosses. Some pages framed in glass and wood. Turnout is a 1:1 representation of the voting public of Scotland. It is a monument to those who voted in the first national election following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The work takes the Scottish Parliamentary election of the 1st May 2003 as a model. 1,916,594 votes were cast in this election, amounting to 49.42% of the electorate. Turnout consists of 1 916 594 individually drawn crosses, one cross for every person who voted. Groups of 1000 crosses were drawn on 1917 separate sheets of paper, the final sheet consisting of 594 crosses. The sheets of paper are housed in archival boxes which in turn are housed in an outer ‘ballot box'. The first 20 000 and last 20 000 crosses are framed. Outer box dimensions: 49cm x 37cmx 66cm Where the traditional monument takes a partial list of proper names and sets them in stone, in Turnout voters are memorialised not in name but in action. Turnout was made at the Heart Gallery in Edinburgh between February and April 2006. Images on request. NB - Please note Turnout is available for exhibition - do enquire.
A GOLDEN STAMP FOR JAMES LEE BYARS 1932 - 1997. 2006.

A GOLDEN STAMP FOR JAMES LEE BYARS 1932 - 1997. 2006.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2006 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp original mail art work with the text: "A GOLDEN STAMP FOR JAMES LEE BYARS 1932 - 1997." alongside the 1st class "golden" stamp. Byars often created works in monochrome colours such as gold. A mailed copy sent to Paul Robertson - hand addressed by Bellingham on the reverse in ink. VG+ although some unavoidable marks from the mailing process are apparent.
CERTAIN TREES. 2006

CERTAIN TREES. 2006

London: V&A Museum, 2006 9. 2 x 9.2cm, 2pp ornate die cut announcement on thick card for an exhibition displaying works from a wide range of concrete and visual poets including David Bellingham, Thomas and Laurie Clark, Simon Cutts, Ian Hamilton Finlay., Robert Lax, Stuart Mills and others, The card is a recreation of the cover of the 1973 book of the same title designed by Simon Cutts - which is inspired by Malevich and has red, blue plus deliberate crease lines and tied cotton. One tiny mark bottom right else VG.
IHF. MAN OF LETTERS. 1925 - 2006. 2006.

IHF. MAN OF LETTERS. 1925 - 2006. 2006.

Glasgow: Wax366, 27th March 2006 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard in honour of Ian Hamilton Finlay (who was often known as IHF - hence a man of letters - and who had produced a similar work for RLS: Robert Louis Stephenson). Very limited edition. VG+.
ELEGY FOR IAN HAMILTON FINLAY (ARCADY). 2006.

ELEGY FOR IAN HAMILTON FINLAY (ARCADY). 2006.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2006 8 x19cm, 2pp artist's postcard with the alphabet printed white on green but with the letters of Ian Hamilton Finlay removed from the list - issued soon after Finlay's death. VG+.
END OF WEEK TWO. MORE RAGE. 2006. UNIQUE DRAWING. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

END OF WEEK TWO. MORE RAGE. 2006. UNIQUE DRAWING. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

27 x 11cm, 1pp. Original ink on white paper drawing which consists of the word SHIT placed into a 4 x 4 matrix and some of the letters replaced by Xs. A unique concrete poem. Signed and dated in pencil on the back by Bellingham. VG+
FREE RUNNING TABLE TALK. 2006.

FREE RUNNING TABLE TALK. 2006.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2006 15 x 7.5cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard with a slightly adapted image of a table salt label from a grocer's store called Costcutters (common in Scotland), The original "TABLE SALT" has bee changed to "TABLE TALK" so that the card indicates a fun meal. VG+.
END OF WEEK ONE. RAGE. 2006. UNIQUE DRAWING. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

END OF WEEK ONE. RAGE. 2006. UNIQUE DRAWING. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

27 x 11cm, 1pp. Original ink on white paper drawing which consists of the word FUCK placed into a 4 x 4 matrix and some of the letters replaced by Xs. A unique concrete poem. Signed and dated in pencil on the back by Bellingham. VG+
READING. 2006. BOOKMARK.

READING. 2006. BOOKMARK.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2006 17 x 5.3cm, 2pp bookmark printed white on silver with a text on the front: where the word READING is split into two lines which each iteration bringing a different meaning to the text. VG+.
OPENING. 2006. BOOKMARK.

OPENING. 2006. BOOKMARK.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2006 17 x 5.3cm, 2pp bookmark printed white on silver with a text on the front: where the word OPENING is split into two lines which each iteration bringing a different meaning to the text. VG+.
AGNES WESTON THE SAILORS' FRIEND. 2006.

AGNES WESTON THE SAILORS' FRIEND. 2006.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2006 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp - an hommage to Stuart Mills (1940 - 2006) the publisher of the art journal Aggie Weston's and other items - often in the field of concrete and visual poetry. The front of the card is an appropriated image of sailors but the name "Aggie Weston"has been altered to read "Agnes Weston" - Agnes being a common Scottish name. VG+.
TURNOUT. 2006.

TURNOUT. 2006.

St Andrews: St Andrews Festival, 2006 30 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card and artist's card - the second showing of the TURNOUT project originally created in Paul Robertson's Heart Gallery in Edinburgh between February and April 2006 where Bellingham re-wrote 1,916, 594 Xs to represent the entire voting population in the first Scottish Parliamentary elections in 1 May 2003. The work consists of the entire A3 drawings of the Xs shown in part on the walls and the rest in a ballot box in the space. This card has a new related work on the inside - "A cross has two arms and two legs" equating the voting symbol with a human being. VG+ JOINT: 21 x 10cm, 1pp leaflet announcing a talk by the artist. VG+. BR>
NEW MOON CLOSE BRACKETS. OLD MOON OPEN BRACKETS. 2007. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

NEW MOON CLOSE BRACKETS. OLD MOON OPEN BRACKETS. 2007. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 12008Year gift to friends and colleagues - a visual poem comparing the new and old moons to parentheses. Signed "best David" on the back cover. VG+. Scarce, small limitation.
RETURNING. 2007. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

RETURNING. 2007. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Greater Easterhouse Arts Company, 2007 25.5 x 20cm, 48pp plus wrappers and printed dust jacket. Afrtist's book of concerete poetry with the dominant form being a word where the first letter is detached and placed on the line above (such as if a return had been entered on a typewritter after it) and below the rest of the word. This allows a variety of interesting visual poems to be made. Illustrated throughout in colour by Bellingham's photographs. This example is unusually signed on the inner back dustjacket by the artist. Vg+.
WE ARE FREE DOOMED. 2007. ONE OF 250 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

WE ARE FREE DOOMED. 2007. ONE OF 250 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2007 4 x 3cm, printed backing board with an enamel lapel badge in the shape of an equilateral triangle with the text "WE ARE FREE DOOMED' on it. One of 250 examples each initialled and numbered on the back of the card. In original plastic bag. VG+.
DAYS. YEARS. 2008. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

DAYS. YEARS. 2008. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2008 16 x 10cm, 6pp . Artist's postcard issued as a New Year gift to friends and colleagues - there are six visual poems in different colours all based around vertical or horizontal lines. Signed "best David" on the back cover. VG+. Scarce. JOINT: Hand addressed mailing envelope from Bellingham.
A FEW WORDS IN THE PLACE OF A FEW OTHERS. 2008.

A FEW WORDS IN THE PLACE OF A FEW OTHERS. 2008.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2008 10 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard printed letterpress black on orange thick card with the text "A FEW WORDS IN THE PLACE OF A FEW OTHERS" on the front. VG+.
2003, 20004, 2005, 20006, 2007, 2008. 2008.

2003, 20004, 2005, 20006, 2007, 2008. 2008.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2008 10.5 x 10cm, 2pp artist postcard with a b/w image of a protest march which Bellingham has altered two of the banners to read: "STOP LOOK LISTEN" and "WAIT SEE HEAR". On the reverse there is a handwritten note - "Dear Paul, herewith the books as promised. best, David". VG+.
MONUMENT. 2008.

MONUMENT. 2008.

Stirling: The Changing Room, 2008 15 x 21cm, 2pp. Announcement card for a solo show by Bellingham - with a b/w photograph of a pile of Stirling Journals from the early 1900s on the front and verso gallery details. VG.
FRESH FRUIT & TABLES. 2008.

FRESH FRUIT & TABLES. 2008.

Stirling: The Changing Room, 2008 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition and the artist's book created by Bellingham which was given away for free at British Libraries as part of the Off The Page Festival. VG+. Hard to find.
LICENCE TO PRINT. 2008.

LICENCE TO PRINT. 2008.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2008 10.5 x 10.8cm, 16pp (self cover). String bound. Artist's book published on the anniversary of printing being available in Scotland (1508 being the first licence for printing in Scotland issued by King James IV). alternative pages are printed in black or white backgrounds and the texts "LICENCE TO PRINT/LICENCE TO READ" are also repeated. Small limitation. VG+.
ATTACK OF SOUND....

ATTACK OF SOUND....

Glasgow: Monorail Music, n.d. 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist designed postcard for a record shop - the text on the front reads: ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR/ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR. Signed in pencil on the back by the artist - "best David". VG+.
FRESH FRUIT & TABLES. 2008.

FRESH FRUIT & TABLES. 2008.

Stirling: The Changing Room, 2008 21 x 15cm, unpaginated (c. 144pp) plus card covers. Artist's book with many concrete and visual poems by Bellingham reproduced in b/w. VG+. Hard to find.
THE JANUARY OF EVENTS. 2009.

THE JANUARY OF EVENTS. 2009.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2009 15 x 12cm, 4pp artist postcard with a series of months "of events" listed but the March of Events in a different colour to emphasis the pun. The was a new year's card sent out by Bellingham to friends and colleagues and this example has "Best wishes David" in pencil on the inside. VG+.
ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. GREEN VARIANT.

ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. GREEN VARIANT.

Glasgow: Monorail Music, n.d. 45.5 x 37.5cm, two-sided printed plastic carrier bag for a record shop - the text on the front reads: ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR/ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR. A number of different colours of plastic were used - each different in each year - this is the first of the bags in green. VG+.
ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. BLACK VARIANT.

ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. BLACK VARIANT.

Glasgow: Monorail Music, n.d. 45.5 x 37.5cm, two-sided printed plastic carrier bag for a record shop - the text on the front reads: ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR/ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR. A number of different colours of plastic were used - each different in each year - this is the second of the bags in black. VG+.
ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. YELLOW VARIANT. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

ATTACK OF COLOUR. ATTACK OF SOUND. 2009. YELLOW VARIANT. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Monorail Music, n.d. 45.5 x 37.5cm, two-sided printed plastic carrier bag for a record shop - the text on the front reads: ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR/ATTACK OF SOUND/ATTACK OF COLOUR. A number of different colours of plastic were used - each different in each year - this is the third of the bags in yellow. This example is signed on the front in black ink by the artist. VG+.
40W 60W 100W. 2009.

40W 60W 100W. 2009.

Loch Ruthven: HICA, 2009 10 x 15cm, 2pp colour announcement card for an exhibition with the work 40W 60W 100W on the front - a lime, lemon and orange are written with power levels on them in black felt tip pen. A mailed example addressed to Paul Robertson. Slight scuff caused by mailing on the front.
THREE HUNDRED + SIXTY FIVE EXPOSURES . 2010.

THREE HUNDRED + SIXTY FIVE EXPOSURES . 2010.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2010 25.5 x 21cm, 24pp (self cover). Stapled. Artist's book published as a new year's gift - 365 frames of a film each with the word DAY as the only image are reproduced one after another in black on silver. Limited edition artist's book. VG+.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARD. 2010.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARD. 2010.

Glasgow: Wax366, n.d. 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a full coffee cup with a rule inside. A change of address card for Anne Bjerge Hansen and David Bellingham. This image was also used for the "Workplace 3" card. VG+.
WORDS ON A WALL. THAT'S ALL. 2011.

WORDS ON A WALL. THAT'S ALL. 2011.

Dundee: University of Dundee, 2011 30 x 42cm, 2pp artist designed poster showing two text installations exhibited during the Poetry Beyond Text group show. Folded for mailing else VG+.
THE SOUND OF A SILENT FILM. 2011.

THE SOUND OF A SILENT FILM. 2011.

N.p.: Furnished Editions, 2011 18.2 x 18.2cm, outer colour sleeve with a reproduced image from a Laurel and Hardy 8mm home movie and an photograph of the film being played through a projector, content of a standard 7in 45rpm vinyl record with a recording of the sound of the silent film being played. Additionally there is a 18 x 18cm, 1pp insert card with information about the work. Small limitation. VG+.
DRIVING SCHOOL. c. 2011.

DRIVING SCHOOL. c. 2011.

Glasgow: WAX366, n.d. (c. 2011) 5.5 x 9cm, 1pp small typographic card for a performance work where people could book "a lesson" to explain conceptual and other contemporary art. VG+.
DAY TO DAY. DOT TO DOT. 2011.

DAY TO DAY. DOT TO DOT. 2011.

Glasgow: Wax366, 20171 21 x 15cm, 12pp (self covers). Artist's book which reproduces five "dot" drawings by Bellingham with each page being associated with different time periods (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks). Printed in silver on blue. Very small limitation sent out to friends and colleagues as a new year present as is Bellingham's practice. VG+.
TOPCOAT AFTERNOON UNDERCOAT MORNING. 2012.

TOPCOAT AFTERNOON UNDERCOAT MORNING. 2012.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2012 15 x 12cm, 1pp artist postcard with two drawings of paint cans labelled "UNDERCOAT morning" and "TOPCOAT afternoon" - a visual poem which compares the passage of time with the act of painting. VG+. This example is signed by the artist on the reverse. VG+. JOINT: Original hand addressed envelope.
ONE QUARTER. UNIQUE WORK. 2012.

ONE QUARTER. UNIQUE WORK. 2012.

Approx. 18 x 16 x 5cm, seven found wedges of wood that are assembled by the artist to create a 90 degree angle when placed against a wall - hence one quarter. Signed certificate from artist in the form of a drawing.
BREAD AND MILK ONE PENNY APART. 2012. ONE OF 200 SIGNED EXAMPLES WITH A "PENNY"

BREAD AND MILK ONE PENNY APART. 2012. ONE OF 200 SIGNED EXAMPLES WITH A "PENNY"

Dundee: Cooper Gallery, 2012 15 x 9.3cm, 2pp printed artist's card showing a grocery sign advertising milk and bread - the former being 99p and the latter £1.00. The difference between the milk and bread being 1p, that penny is tipped onto the back of the card which is signed and numbered from an edition of 200. Housed in original plastic envelope. VG+.
CYAN MAGENTA LEMON BLACK. RIND PITH PULP JUICE. 2012. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

CYAN MAGENTA LEMON BLACK. RIND PITH PULP JUICE. 2012. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES.

Edinburgh: Ingleby Gallery, 2012 17 x 13.2cm, six page of silkscreen prints on an accordion folded sheet tipped into yellow printed outer folder. An artist book that compared stripping out the colours from four colour printing with peeling a lemon. One of only 100 signed and numbered copies. VG+.
FOR THE WALL. 2013. WITH FIVE POSTERS & ARTIST'S CARD.

FOR THE WALL. 2013. WITH FIVE POSTERS & ARTIST'S CARD.

Dundee: University of Dundee, 2013 22 x 15.4cm, outer folder content of five different 42 x 60cm (opened size) two-sided posters designed by the artist and a exhibition catalogue in the form of 21 x 15cm, 24pp (self cover) with interviews with the artist and one 21 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard. The exhinbition was of various wall drawings by the artist in the School of Humanities. VG+.
STOP LOOK LISTEN. WAIT SEE HEAR. 2013.

STOP LOOK LISTEN. WAIT SEE HEAR. 2013.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2013 21 x 12cm, 2pp artist postcard with two adaptions of road signs designs on the front, verso artist's details. VG+.
SOME THINGS. 2013. ONE OF 750 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES.

SOME THINGS. 2013. ONE OF 750 SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2013 22 x 15.4cm, outer folder content of 9 varied artist's postcard and a colophon list. One of 750 signed and numbered examples. VG+.
SOME THINGS. 2013.

SOME THINGS. 2013.

Glasgow: Glasgow Press, 2013 21 x 15cm, letterpress with a typographic design by Bellingham in red, brown on thick yellow card. An announcement for the launch event for Bellingham's artist book. VG+.
YEARS. IDEAS. 2014. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

YEARS. IDEAS. 2014. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2014 11.5 x 16.5cm, 4pp . Artist's card issued as a New Year gift to friends and colleagues - on the front various adjectives are written (white on black) that could be applied to years, and on the back cove the same words applied to the concept of "Ideas". Hand signed on the inside of the card by the artist. VG+. Scarce.
THIS COLOUR IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER. 2014.

THIS COLOUR IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER. 2014.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2014 Four sheets each 21 x 15cm, 1pp all printed in black on a flat background colour card - red, yellow, blue and green. the top right corner has been die cut to reveal the colour below. All housed in an original plastic sleeve. Object multiple more than a book - this is one of a number of variations on the theme of "THIS COLOUR IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER". VG+.
A LENGTH OF CHARCOAL FROM A LENGTH OF THE HEN RUN. 2014. EACH CARD UNIQUE WITH A LINE DRAWN USING THE CHARCOAL.

A LENGTH OF CHARCOAL FROM A LENGTH OF THE HEN RUN. 2014. EACH CARD UNIQUE WITH A LINE DRAWN USING THE CHARCOAL.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2014 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of some charcoal taken from the "Hen Run" of the Glasgow School of Art following the fire of 23rd May 2014. On the reverse, there is a mark made by Bellingham using the charcoal which makes each card unique. VG+
PROPOSAL FOR A FLAG. UNIQUE DRAWING. 2014.

PROPOSAL FOR A FLAG. UNIQUE DRAWING. 2014.

21 x 15cm, black on white inkjet with found hand applied colours. A proposal for a unique artwork - a flag of all four British nations with the word "land" replaced by a colour although Wales also has a colour - this was never realised. A work promoting the idea of British commonality against the separatism of some Scottish politicians. Slight creases else VG. Unique.
YEARS HAVE NO NEED FOR DAYS. DAYS HAVE NO NEED FOR YEARS. 2015.

YEARS HAVE NO NEED FOR DAYS. DAYS HAVE NO NEED FOR YEARS. 2015.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2015 14.5 x 21cm, 2pp letterpress artist postcard with the texts "YEARS HAVE NO NEED FOR DAYS." and "DAYS HAVE NO NEED FOR YEARS." on opposite sides. Issued as a New Year gift by Bellingham for friends and colleagues. VG+
EVERYDAY OBJECT. 2015.

EVERYDAY OBJECT. 2015.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2015 15 x 10.5cm, backing card with the title text EVERYDAY OBJECT on it and a tipped on paper calendar. The joke being the pun of course, Housed in original plastic folder. VG+ - a New Year gift from Bellingham to friends and colleagues - limitation not many. VG+.
HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2015. BROWN CARD VARIANT.

HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2015. BROWN CARD VARIANT.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2015 21 x 15cm, letterpress and foil stamping on thick brown card, 2pp. Bellingham was commissioned by the Iona Craft Shop to create a new work and he made various scale models of the planets out of bronze and buried them in a remote field on the island of Iona. Each was buried a relative distance from the surface as their average orbits are from the sun. There is no overground record other than the map on the back of this card that shows where the works are - and even that map only shows the outline of the field. Jupiter was the size of an orange and Pluto (hmmm - a planet?) the size of a pea. Mercury is four inches from ground level and Neptune is found nine feet deep. There are two cards - one on white, the other on brown, this is the latter. "There is nothing to see, just a story to tell about a buried solar system that mimics the one about our heads."
HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2015. WHITE CARD VARIANT.

HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2015. WHITE CARD VARIANT.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2015 21 x 15cm, letterpress and foil stamping on thick white card, 2pp. Bellingham was commissioned by the Iona Craft Shop to create a new work and he made various scale models of the planets out of bronze and buried them in a remote field on the island of Iona. Each was buried a relative distance from the surface as their average orbits are from the sun. There is no overground record other than the map on the back of this card that shows where the works are - and even that map only shows the outline of the field. Jupiter was the size of an orange and Pluto (hmmm - a planet?) the size of a pea. Mercury is four inches from ground level and Neptune is found nine feet deep. There are two cards - one on white, the other on brown, this is the former.. "There is nothing to see, just a story to tell about a buried solar system that mimics the one about our heads."
SOME DIAGONAL LINES. 2015.

SOME DIAGONAL LINES. 2015.

Pittenweem: Cairn, n.d. (2015) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp, typographic announcement card for a joint show between Bellingham and Thomas A. Clark where the space was covered in coloured diagonal lines. VG+.
SOME DIAGONAL LINES TO BRIGHTEN A DESIGNATED SPACE. 2015.

SOME DIAGONAL LINES TO BRIGHTEN A DESIGNATED SPACE. 2015.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2015 21.3 x 15cm, printed yellow outer folder content of two folded posters (both open to 42 x 60cm with diagonal stripes in green and yellow. A joint work with the concrete poet Clark which references the early work of Daniel Buren and Fred Sandback. VG+. Scarce.
IN MEMORIAM/IN LOVING MEMORY. 2016. TWO CARDS IN BLACK ENVELOPE.

IN MEMORIAM/IN LOVING MEMORY. 2016. TWO CARDS IN BLACK ENVELOPE.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2016 Two cards both 7.5 x 11.5cm, 4pp. Both are "in memoriam" cards printed black on white - the first has the text "In loving memory of yesterday. Aged 24 hours", the second: "In loving memory of last yea. Aged 365 days". The two cards were issued in the original black 11.5 x 16cm, envelope as a New Year's gift from Bellingham to friends and colleagues. Both VG+ in like envelope.
UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2016. 2016.

UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2016. 2016.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2016 8 x 15.5cm, 2pp announcement card asking recipients to take part in "a day of tolerance" - "a temporary state of Utopia" on the leap day in 2016. Typographic design. VG+JOINT:30 x 21cm, 1pp. Offset black on red letter explaining the concept. Folded for mailing.
IONA SOLAR SYSTEM. 2016.

IONA SOLAR SYSTEM. 2016.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2016 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard - in 2015 of the planets out of bronze and buried them in a remote field on the island of Iona. Each was buried a relative distance from the surface as their average orbits are from the sun. This card is an extension of that work in postcard form where the island of Iona is placed amongst the planets as if it is in the outer reaches of the solar system.
IONA AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND. 2016.

IONA AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND. 2016.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2016 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard - a drawing on the front shows the island of Iona relative to two other islands - the similarities to object in orbit around each others. VG+.
ECHO. 2016. TWO POSTCARDS AND A LETTER.

ECHO. 2016. TWO POSTCARDS AND A LETTER.

Iona/Glasgow: Iona Craft Shop/Wax366, 2016 11 x 21cm, 2pp artist's postcard letterpress on thick grey card - in 2015 Bellingham cast models of the planets out of bronze and buried them in a remote field on the island of Iona. Each was buried a relative distance from the surface as their average orbits are from the sun. This card is an extension of that work when two astronomers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown proposed that a large ice planet might be found far out in the solar system and only so far apparent due to it's effects on other orbits. Belling in response, cast a new model of the hypothetical planet and thrown into the sea from "The Bay at the Back of the Ocean" on the west coast of the isle o Ioan next to the site of the original "Hidden Solar System". it is proposed by Bellingham that the new planet be given the name Echo suggested by the words of Batygin who in stressing the speculative foundation of his evidence said "all we have now is an echo". JOINT: Iona/Glasgow: Iona Craft Shop/Wax366, 2016 30 x 21cm, 1pp. Reproduction of am open letter from Bellingham to the scientists suggesting the name of the "planet" be called Echo based on the words of Batygin. Folded for mailing else VG+. JOINT: Iona/Glasgow: Iona Craft Shop/Wax366, 2016 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Full colour postcard with a photograph of the model ice planter on teh shore of Iona prior to be cast into the sea, verso details of the image. VG+ JOINT: D5 printed envelope hand addressed by Bellingham to Paul Robertson.
UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2016. 2016. POSTER.

UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2016. 2016. POSTER.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2016 42 x 30cm, 1pp poster advertising Bellingham's "a day of tolerance" - "a temporary state of Utopia" on the leap day in 2016. Typographic design. Folded for mailing else VG+
HAMLET AND DESCARTES AN IMAGINARY DIALOGUE. 2016.

HAMLET AND DESCARTES AN IMAGINARY DIALOGUE. 2016.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2016 12.5 x 10.7cm, 2pp artist postcard issued on the date of Shakespeare's 400th death. The text on the front mixes up well known phrases by both the dramaturge and the philosopher. Decartes' and Shakespeare's lives did in fact overlap for 2o years. VG+.
BACKGROUND AND FOREGROUND TAKING TURNS TO SPEAK. 2016.

BACKGROUND AND FOREGROUND TAKING TURNS TO SPEAK. 2016.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2016 21 x 15cm, 4pp (created by a single folded sheet silkscreen printed white on brown). Artist's card with four texts: "THIS CLOSER THAN THAT", "THAT BEHIND THIS", "THAT CLOSER THAN THIS" and "THIS BEHIND THAT". Bellingham claims that this is a "moral tale in which the foreground of the nearby is given shape by the background of the faraway....". VG+
ELECTED WORKS. C. 2016?

ELECTED WORKS. C. 2016?

Pittenweem: Cairn Gallery, n.d. (c. 2016) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for a show of works curated by Bellingham - including Pavel Buchler, Laurie and Thomas A. CLark, Thomas Joshua Cooper, SImon Cutts, Jonathan Monk, Harry Gilonis, Colin Sackett, David Shrigley and others
UPWARDS. ONWARDS,. BACKWARDS,. FORWARDS. SIDEWAYS. DOWN. 2016.

UPWARDS. ONWARDS,. BACKWARDS,. FORWARDS. SIDEWAYS. DOWN. 2016.

Glasgow: WAX336, 2016 21 x 15cm, 4pp (created by a single folded sheet silkscreen printed white on RED/brown). Artist's card with a sequence of drawings which follow the algorithm "UPWARDS. ONWARDS,. BACKWARDS,. FORWARDS. SIDEWAYS. DOWN". VG+
MENU. 2017. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

MENU. 2017. SIGNED BY BELLINGHAM.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 21 x 14cm, 1pp artist postcard on thick card printed blue and black as a parody of a menu - but the various months listed as the various courses. Another New Year's card sent to friends and colleagues by the artist. VG+. Signed in red ink on the reverse by the artist.
CONVERSION TABLE. 2017.

CONVERSION TABLE. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 19 x 11.5cm, 1pp artist postcard printed red on brown card. Various spurious "conversions" are listed such as 1,760 yards in a year - hence "bites of distance in bits of time". Two small water stains on the front else VG+.
MENU. 2017. ONE OF 17 HAND-DRAWN EXAMPLES.

MENU. 2017. ONE OF 17 HAND-DRAWN EXAMPLES.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 23 x 16cm, plastic MENU wallet content of two artist postcards on thick card in transparent pockets.The card on the printed blue and black as a parody of a menu - but the various months listed as the various courses. The card on the left is hand drawn by Bellingham in red and black felt-tipped pen and has the "Specials" - "SPRING/SUMMER/AUTUMN/WINTER AND EARTH/AIR/FIRE/WATER". There were 17 such works made - each unique in the series. Signed and numbered in pencil on the bottom of the "special" menu on the left. VG+.
IMPROVISED A. 2017.

IMPROVISED A. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 10 x 12.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of a found wooden A shape which war clearly from a table or similar support. Bellingham has denoted this an "Improvised A". VG+
CONSTRUCTIVIST COMPOSITION (THE CIRCUS). 2017.

CONSTRUCTIVIST COMPOSITION (THE CIRCUS). 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 10 x 12.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour image of debris on the ground - the shapes are reminiscent of those used in constructivist art (eg triangles). VG+
THINGS ARE NOT LIKE OTHER THINGS THEY JUST ARE OTHER THINGS. 2017.

THINGS ARE NOT LIKE OTHER THINGS THEY JUST ARE OTHER THINGS. 2017.

2700 x 1200 x 20cm, found vintage metal, wood and leather blackboard with rotating writing area which has been turned into a major concrete work by Bellingham by the hand addition of four different works in chalk. Signed and date on the side. In perfect condition with one pre-existing flaw on the blackboard leather.
AFTER THE BROKEN KILOMETRE. 2017.

AFTER THE BROKEN KILOMETRE. 2017.

Gorebridge: Lust & The Apple, 2017 10.8 x 13cm, 6pp. A fake announcement card created by the artist for a fictitious exhibition at LUST & THE APPLE - Kippenberger's Broken Centimetre (found in the Unoriginal Sins collection) is displayed alongside Bellingham's "Broken Tinfoil Kilometre" work (100 x 10m rolls of tinfoil) both referencing De Maria's famous work. Very small edition of c. 50 cards. VG+.
SONGS AMONG VOICES. VOICES AMONGST VOICES. SONGS AMONGST SONGS. VOICES AMONGST SONGS.

SONGS AMONG VOICES. VOICES AMONGST VOICES. SONGS AMONGST SONGS. VOICES AMONGST SONGS.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 Two different beermats in original plastic small bag - the first a 9.5 x 9,5cm square white on black beermat with the texts - SONGS AMONG VOICES and VOICES AMONGST VOICES- found on alternative sides. The second beer mat is 9.5cm, dia round and has SONGS AMONGST SONGS and VOICES AMONGST SONGS found on alternative sides. Created for the Iona Music Festival 2017. Edition size not known. VG+.
AN APHORISM FOR A LUDICROUSLY IMPROBABLY HISTORICAL MOMENT. 2017.

AN APHORISM FOR A LUDICROUSLY IMPROBABLY HISTORICAL MOMENT. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 11 x 19.5cm, 2pp artist postcard released in response to the 2017 General Election where Britain voted to keep the reactionary and utterly useless Conservative Party in power. Bellingham adapts -Hegel's aphorism to "this farce will repeat itself appearing the first time as tragedy, the second time as history". VG+.
GESAMTKUNSTWERK (1).... 2017.

GESAMTKUNSTWERK (1).... 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 15 x 21cm, 12pp artist's postcard on thick card with two definitions of Gesmtkunstwerk on the front - one being DOOR WALLS FLOOR CEILING and the other GATE HEDGE FIELD SKY - thus showing a poetic correspondence between an internal structure and the outside world. Small limitation. VG+.
THE THING ITSELF AND THE SHAPE OF THE SPACE IT MAKES. 2017.

THE THING ITSELF AND THE SHAPE OF THE SPACE IT MAKES. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 9.5cm dia white on black beermat with the title text. Created for the Glasgow Zine Fest 2017. Edition size not known. VG+.
AN OBJECT REVOLVING AROUND EVENTS. 2017.

AN OBJECT REVOLVING AROUND EVENTS. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 6.4 x 11cm, 50pp plus card covers. Artist's book which is a "flick book" with drawings by the artist showing a blue dot circling a red larger circle - replicating the Earth's annual orbit around the sun. Small limitation. VG+.
AN OBJECT REVOLVING AROUND A YEAR. 2017.

AN OBJECT REVOLVING AROUND A YEAR. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 6.4 x 11cm, 50pp plus card covers. Artist's book which is a "flick book" with drawings by the artist showing a brown dot circling a yellow larger circle - replicating the Earth's annual orbit around the sun. Small limitation. VG+.
THIS COLOUR IN PLACE OF ANOTHER (YELLOW). 2017. LARGE UNIQUE NEON WORK

THIS COLOUR IN PLACE OF ANOTHER (YELLOW). 2017. LARGE UNIQUE NEON WORK

110 x 62 x 12cm, yellow neon on yellow powder-coated aluminium panel. This is one of a set of 5 different colours - red, yellow, blue, green and white. Each is available in an edition of three. Signed certificate from artist.
THIS COLOUR IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER. 2017.

THIS COLOUR IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER. 2017.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a neon work - one of a series of such neons in different colours with the same text. VG+.
BIG UPON LITTLE. 2017.

BIG UPON LITTLE. 2017.

Gorebridge: Lusty & The Apple, 2017 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a solo show (alongside other exhibitions by Brice McLean, Natalie Doyle and Abi Lewis) with one work reproduced in colour on the front. VG+.
LOOKING UP STREAM TO WARDS AFTER NOON. 2018.

LOOKING UP STREAM TO WARDS AFTER NOON. 2018.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2018 20.5 x 13.5cm, 1pp artist postcard on thick card with various textual works (the printing causes the lines to indent),. Another New Year's card sent to friends and colleagues by the artist. VG+.
SOLAR ECLIPSE. 20TH MARCH 2015.

SOLAR ECLIPSE. 20TH MARCH 2015.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2015 Three die cut circular cards each 1.5cm dia, Two are unprinted (creating a "front" and "back" to the publication - one black and the other grey) and an inner circle which has instructions how to use the circle to recreate the expected solar eclipse. Object mutliple or book - hard to tell but amusing and typical in Bellingham's interest in measurement and science. Original closure elastic band. VG+. Limitation not known.
IN UPON WITHIN. 2018.

IN UPON WITHIN. 2018.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 14 x 10cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a pint glass full of flowers with the overlaid text: "WILD COLOURS IN A GLASS OF CLEAR WATER UPON A BRICK TABLE WITHIN A GREEN SPACE". VG+.
PROJECTION REFLECTION SHADOW. FOUR BRONZE PLAQUES FOR A PUBLIC MONUMENT. 2018.

PROJECTION REFLECTION SHADOW. FOUR BRONZE PLAQUES FOR A PUBLIC MONUMENT. 2018.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2018 8 x 8cm, 12pp (self cover) Artist's book with four numerical designs for wall plaques all with dates of the first world war reflected with the same years in this century. Some are reversed. Small limitation. VG+. VG+.
ALL ART CONSTANTLY ASPIRES TO THE CONDITION OF CONVERSATION. 2018.

ALL ART CONSTANTLY ASPIRES TO THE CONDITION OF CONVERSATION. 2018.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2018 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with the title aphorism on the front white on brown. On the reverse are three related quotations from Walter Parer, John Bevis and Ian Hamilton Finlay of which this is an evolution. Finlay's quote is that "All art constantly aspires to the condition of birdsong in a variety of colours." VG+.
THIS IS IT IS IN ITSELF. 2018.

THIS IS IT IS IN ITSELF. 2018.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2018 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a poster with the title text attached to an outdoor brick wall. VG+.
HONEY IN A JAR. 2018.

HONEY IN A JAR. 2018.

Glasgow: WAX3666, 2018 8 x 5cm dia, small jar full of honey with a printed label that reads: "Honey in a jar/homesick for the hive/object in a gallery/homesick for the studio". The text references Daniel Buren's text "The Function of the Studio" from 1979. Small limitation - in original mailing box. VG+.
ON TOW. 2019.

ON TOW. 2019.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2017 10.2 x 16cm, 2pp artist postcard with a colour photograph of a high performance tow "rope" which has a label attached to it with a text: "ON TOW. TODAY PULLED TOWARDS TOMORROW". Issued as a gift for friends and colleagues for New Year 2019. VG+.
ON TOW. 2019. EMBROIDERED PATCH.

ON TOW. 2019. EMBROIDERED PATCH.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2019 Object multiple. 7 x 10.5cm, sealed plastic bag content of a backing sheet and a embroidered cloth label with a text: "ON TOW. TODAY PULLED TOWARDS TOMORROW". Issued as a gift for friends and colleagues for New Year 2019. VG+.
DRIVING SCHOOL. 2019.

DRIVING SCHOOL. 2019.

Brighton: Phoenix, 2019 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a solo show with one visual poem on the front and verso gallery details. VG+.
SOME LENGTHS OF COLOUR TO MEND HOLE IN FIELDS OF COLOUR. 2019.

SOME LENGTHS OF COLOUR TO MEND HOLE IN FIELDS OF COLOUR. 2019.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2019 12 x 7cm, plastic envelope content of a printed backing sheet and a tipped on sample of colour threads used to mend clothes. Object multiple in an unknown edition size. VG+.
FAKE KLEIN BLUE STAMP. 2019. UNIQUE MAIL ART WORK.

FAKE KLEIN BLUE STAMP. 2019. UNIQUE MAIL ART WORK.

10.5 x 15cm, 2pp commercial postcard bearing a cross text and a painted post office stamp in the equivalent blue shad of International Klein Blue. This unique mail art work was sent by Bellingham to Robertson as a gift after a discussion about Yves Kleins famous blue stamps that he used to post out one of his announcement cards for an exhibition.
MORNING SUMMER AFTERNOON WINTER. 2020.

MORNING SUMMER AFTERNOON WINTER. 2020.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 21 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a text on the front (indented into the card) - MORNING SUMMER AFTERNOON WINTER/SPRING NOON AUTUMN EVENING. The two lists mix up two groups of time emphasising the parallels between the conceptual groupings. A new year card sent to friend and family as a gift. Limitation not known. VG+.
IT HAS NO FORM..... 2020.

IT HAS NO FORM..... 2020.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 14 x 16cm, 2pp artist postcard with a text showing white on orange on the front: "IT HAS NO FORM/IT HAS NO WEIGHT/IT HAS NO COLOUR/IT HAS NO SHAPE/IT IS INVISIBLE/IT IS TOMORROW." A new year's gift from the artist. VG+.
NOTES. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

NOTES. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 15 x 10.5cm, 12pp artist's book - which is completely hand-made and drawn by Bellingham in red and black and blue felt-tipped pen. The title Notes is followed by pages with various lines in colours (each page is different). This is one of 50 proposed books in a series called "DRAWN ON DEMAND" each of which is hand-made on request by the artist (hence it is not clear that 50 such books will be realised). Signed on the back cover. VG+.
SETS. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

SETS. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 15 x 10.5cm, 12pp artist's book - which is completely hand-made and drawn by Bellingham in green, blue and black and blue felt-tipped pen. The title Sets is followed by pages with various shapes in colours (each page is different). This is one of 50 proposed books in a series called "DRAWN ON DEMAND" each of which is hand-made on request by the artist (hence it is not clear that 50 such books will be realised). Signed on the back cover. VG+.
LINES. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

LINES. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 15 x 10.5cm, 12pp artist's book - which is completely hand-made and drawn by Bellingham in green, red and black and blue felt-tipped pen. The title Lines is followed by pages with various lines in different colours (each page is different). This is one of 50 proposed books in a series called "DRAWN ON DEMAND" each of which is hand-made on request by the artist (hence it is not clear that 50 such books will be realised). Signed on the back cover. VG+.
LISTS. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

LISTS. 2020. UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN BOOK. ONE OF A SERIES OF 50.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2020 15 x 10.5cm, 12pp artist's book - which is completely hand-made and drawn by Bellingham in black felt-tipped pen. The title Lists is followed by pages with various lines numbered in the way lists might be (each page is different). This is one of 50 proposed books in a series called "DRAWN ON DEMAND" each of which is hand-made on request by the artist (hence it is not clear that 50 such books will be realised). Signed on the back cover. VG+.
SOMETHING THAT SHAPES THE SPACE AROUND IT. 2020. ONE OF ONLY 25 EXAMPLES WITH SIGNED & NUMBERED CARD. (Copy)

SOMETHING THAT SHAPES THE SPACE AROUND IT. 2020. ONE OF ONLY 25 EXAMPLES WITH SIGNED & NUMBERED CARD. (Copy)

Gorebridge: Show and Tell Editions, 2020 45 x 45cm, two colour silkscreen on white canvas cushion cover. One of only 25 such works each with a signed and numbered circular thick card as colophon.
NOT TO BE SOLD UNLESS DESPERATE. 2020.

NOT TO BE SOLD UNLESS DESPERATE. 2020.

21 x 30cm, black ink on card. An unique drawing given by Bellingham to Paul Robertson as a birthday gift. The text refers to Robertson's statement that he does not sell gifts from artists unless he is desperate! VG+. Signed and dated with the message "Happy Birthday Paul" in pencil on the back. Not for sale. Unless we are desperate.
THE SIX ELEMENTS. JOHN FURNIVAL (1933 - 2020). 2020.

THE SIX ELEMENTS. JOHN FURNIVAL (1933 - 2020). 2020.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2020 15 x 10.5cm,2pp. Editioned postcard displaying a photograph of John Furnival in his garden in 1982. Behind the artist is a six part sculpture based on 6 flower pots - each with a different element - EARTH, AIR, WATER, FIRE, TEA AND COFFEE - a rather humorous work which was made in conjunction with an unidentified artist (quote possibly Ian Hamilton Finlay). VG+.
STOP IT/EVERYONE PLAY TOGETHER. 2020.

STOP IT/EVERYONE PLAY TOGETHER. 2020.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2020 10.5 x 11.5cm,2pp. Artist's postcard displaying the title text in multiple colours. A response to the COVID-19 crisis appealing for solidarity between people. Limitation not known. VG+.
NOT THE THING ITSELF BUT THE SHAPE OF THE SPACE IT MAKES. 2020.

NOT THE THING ITSELF BUT THE SHAPE OF THE SPACE IT MAKES. 2020.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2020 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard printed in full colour with an image of a billboard with Bellingham's title work on it. VG+. BR>
TWELVE VESSELS. 2021.

TWELVE VESSELS. 2021.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2021 21 x 15.5cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard printed letterpress black on white with an image of 12 drinking vessels in cross section - each is identified with a different month. One of Bellingham's annual end of year postcard editions. VG+.
TWELVE VESSELS. 2021. UNIQUE HAND COLOURED WORK.

TWELVE VESSELS. 2021. UNIQUE HAND COLOURED WORK.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2021 21 x 15.5cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard printed letterpress black on white with an image of 12 drinking vessels in cross section - each is identified with a different month. One of Bellingham's annual end of year postcard editions. This example is unique as Bellingham has coloured in the bottom parts of each vessel with a coloured felt tipped pen. VG+.
POCKET MONEY. 2021. VERY FEW MADE.

POCKET MONEY. 2021. VERY FEW MADE.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2021 15 x 10.5cm, 12pp (self cover). Hand made artist's book each with paint sprayed on the pages and with pre war 1p and half-penny coins in a glassine small pocket. This is one of Bellingham's "sprayed on demand" books where each is made for a cleint - and rarely more than 30 in total are made. VG+.
OUT OF THE STRONG CAME FORTH SWEETNESS. 2021.

OUT OF THE STRONG CAME FORTH SWEETNESS. 2021.

Pittenweem: Cairn Gallery, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a solo show, the front of the card has the title work which references the slogan found on Tate & Lyle's golden syrup tins. The slogan was historically an ancient myth that bees were created in and emerged from dying lions. VG+.
OUT OF THE STRONG CAME FORTH SWEETNESS. 2021.

OUT OF THE STRONG CAME FORTH SWEETNESS. 2021.

Pittenweem: Cairn Gallery, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with an image of a light created from a modified Tate & Lyle's golden syrup tin. The title of the card comes from the brand's slogan taken historically from an ancient myth that bees were created in and emerged from dying lions. VG+.
THERE IS STILL SOMETHING IN THE AIR. 2021. UNIQUE MAIL ART.

THERE IS STILL SOMETHING IN THE AIR. 2021. UNIQUE MAIL ART.

Temple: Show & Tell Editions, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. An example of Bellingham's "There is something in the air" postcard on which the artist has written in large capital letters THERE IS STILL SOMETHING IN THE AIR on the back of the card and hand addressed by the artist. A mailed unique example.
caution: interpretation reduces objects to meaning. 2021.

caution: interpretation reduces objects to meaning. 2021.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with the title text in a design by Bellingham on the front, verso publisher's details. VG+.
SOCK VASE. 2021.

SOCK VASE. 2021.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2021 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard with an image of an Iona Wool sock with daffodils creating ht titular Vase Sock. An amusing postcard multiple published by the craft shop in Iona! VG+.
THE SITE OF THE HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2021.

THE SITE OF THE HIDDEN SOLAR SYSTEM. 2021.

Iona: Iona Craft Shop, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with an image of Iona overlaid with a drawing of Bellingham's public artwork where he buried various small sculptures in relative position to where the planets are in the solar system. VG+.
SOURDOUGH PLAN. 2022.

SOURDOUGH PLAN. 2022.

N.p.: Cottonrake, 2022 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard which purports to be a plan for a home backed sourdough loaf. The design of the card references a similar card by Ian Hamilton Finlay which shows a lemon in plan, side and front view and indicates it is a boat. The use of the colour blue reminds one of the original blueprints. There is a companion card which shows the plans for a Croissant. VG+.
CROISSANT PLAN. 2022.

CROISSANT PLAN. 2022.

N.p.: Cottonrake, 2022 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard which purports to be a plan for a home backed croissant. The design of the card references a similar card by Ian Hamilton Finlay which shows a lemon in plan, side and front view and indicates it is a boat. The use of the colour blue reminds one of the original blueprints. There is a companion card which shows the plan for a sourdough loaf. VG+.
CECI N'EST PAS UNE PIPE. 2022.

CECI N'EST PAS UNE PIPE. 2022.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2022 10.5 x 15cm, 1pp full colour card with an image of some plumbing over which Bellingham has laid the title text: "CECI N'EST PAS UNE PIPE." to create a rather funny joke which references Rene Magritte's "The Treachery of Images" from 1929. VG+.
WATERFALL. 2022.

WATERFALL. 2022.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2022 15 x 10.5cm, 1pp full colour card with an image of a storage cabinet with hand towels arranged so that part of each towel is falling out towards the floor. The card is a visual pun on the title "Waterfall" which is ironically added to by the fact that the towels are objects usually used to dry up water not to provide it. VG+.
CITRON – CITROEN. 1997 - 2022. 2022.

CITRON – CITROEN. 1997 - 2022. 2022.

Brussels: Object Multiple, 2022. 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist postcard with a full colour photograph of a bowl of lemons with toy cars (Citroens) added. A take on Broodthaers' original correspondence work (and also somewhat similar to an Ian Hamilton Finlay work - Citrones). Moreover this is similar to a 1997 postcard issued by Bellingham under his own publishing house WAX66 but here it is to announce an edition in 13 examples issued by Object Multiple - "a still-life to be assembled and maintained as required." VG+.
CAULIFLOWERLAMP. 2022.

CAULIFLOWERLAMP. 2022.

Brussels: Object Multiple, 2022. 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with a full colour photograph of an edition of an object multiple in 13 examples issued by Object Multiple - "Neither a functioning light bulb nor a functioning cauliflower the cauliflower lamp is a surrogate; a likkeness of a cauliflower in the place of a bulb: a throw of white florets in the place of a throw of light". VG+.
DON'T FORGET. (BLANK) 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.. (Copy)

DON'T FORGET. (BLANK) 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.. (Copy)

Gorebridge: Show & Tell Editions, 2022 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard which is a design after the Richard Hamilton postcard "Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp" that he issued in 1979. The facsimile name of Richard Hamilton is removed and left blank which allows room for the sender of the card to write their own name. There is another card where the name of Richard Hamilton is printed. One of 100 such cards produced. VG+.
DON'T FORGET. R. HAMILTON. 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.

DON'T FORGET. R. HAMILTON. 2022. ONE OF 100 POSTCARDS AFTER RICHARD HAMILTON & MARCEL DUCHAMP.

Gorebridge: Show & Tell Editions, 2022 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard which is a design after the Richard Hamilton postcard "Don't Forget Marcel Duchamp" that he issued in 1979. Duchamp's name is replaced by Hamilton's in Bellingham's reworking. Verso: an explanatory short text and publisher's details. There is another card with Hamilton's name redacted and allowing room for the sender of the card to write their name. One of 100 such cards produced. VG+.
the colours expressed here are artificial any similarity to actual colours, living or dead, is purely coincidental. 2023. HAND PAINTED CARD. SIGNED ON BACK.

the colours expressed here are artificial any similarity to actual colours, living or dead, is purely coincidental. 2023. HAND PAINTED CARD. SIGNED ON BACK.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2023 19 x 14cm, 1pp letterpress black on thick white card which has had seven coloured brushstrokes added by the artist. Each example is unique. Signed on the back "Best David". VG+. Bellingham's New Year card for 2023.
A MEASURE OF THE YEAR. 2023. CALENDAR.

A MEASURE OF THE YEAR. 2023. CALENDAR.

Glasgow: WAX366, 2023 30 x 21cm. Thirteen sheets spiral bound. A calendar issued by Bellingham as a new year gift. Each page has a colour image of a painted measuring stick designed by the artist in situ amongst a garden landscape - each is specific to the month as later images show the effects of different seasons on the flowers. The subtitle for the work is "a depth gauge planted in space and time" - the work shows the changes in height and colours over the period of one year. Limitation unknown but not too many. VG+.
NAMES OBJECT TO THINGS/THINGS OBJECT TO NAMES. 2023. A 3/4 NUMBER 1.

NAMES OBJECT TO THINGS/THINGS OBJECT TO NAMES. 2023. A 3/4 NUMBER 1.

Hastings: Fifthsyllable, 2023 30 x 21cm, 4pp printed offset sheet which in the two inside pages with the texts: "names object to things/things object to names" in Bellingham's facsimile handwriting. Edition size not known. VG+.
UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2024. 2024.

UTOPIA DAY. 29 FEBRUARY 2024. 2024.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2024 42 x 30cm, 1pp back and green small poster advertising Bellingham's proposal for a Utopia Day where a temporary state of Utopia is declared on Leap Year's day. Belling ham has declared a similar day twice before in 2016 and 2020. Folded for mailing. JOINT Glasgow: Wax366, 2024 27 X 21cm, 1pp press release explaining the event Folded for mailing else VG+.
THESE WORDS WERE MADE BY PRINTING. 2024. LIMITED EDITION POSTCARD.

THESE WORDS WERE MADE BY PRINTING. 2024. LIMITED EDITION POSTCARD.

Glasgow: Peacock Press, 2024 15 x 21cm, 2pp b/w typographic design by the artist to mimic a stencil cut-out - on the reverse the works are printed black on white again to mimic a cut out. One of a limited edition issued on the 5o0th anniversary of Peacock Press. VG+.
AN AMENDMENT TO HEGEL. 2024.

AN AMENDMENT TO HEGEL. 2024.

Glasgow: Peacock Press, 2024 21 x 14cm, 8pp (single folded sheet) with texts in the artist's facsimile text that reads: ART IS A THING OF THE FUTURE/ ART IS A THING OF THE PAST/ART IS A THING OF THE PRESENT". Two quotes from Hegel on the last page. One of a limited edition issued on the 50th anniversary of Peacock Press. VG+.
RECIPE FOR MAKING MISTAKES. 2024.

RECIPE FOR MAKING MISTAKES. 2024.

Aberdeen: Peacock Press, 2024 14 x 14cm, 1pp red and black on white thick card with rounded corners. Limited edition artist's postcard. VG+.
THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS. 2024.

THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS. 2024.

Aberdeen: Peacock Press, 2024 15 x 21cm, 1pp b/w photographic postcard with an image of Bellingham holding up a print that quotes Woodie Guthrie's ant-fascist slogan that the latter had written on his guitar. Limited edition artist's postcard. VG+.

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