78 artists decided to design and create the 78 cards of the Tarot deck. At first sight this idea might sound a little bit crazy and the outcome quite eclectic, but surprisingly the result it’s outstanding. Kayti and her team simply surpassed themselves! Read more 78 Tarot deck – collective art creation
This author continues to be fascinated by artistic symbolism. For an artist there are many ways to depart from realism, which is a style, but also from reality, which is a aspect of life. An artist may want to escape from reality, such as in fantasy art, or he may want to transcend reality or discover a deeper reality, which is the domain of symbolism. I chose to include Michaël Bellon’s art in this abstract artists gallery because of the way he combines geometric abstraction with the mystique of symbolism. While geometric abstraction (compare Mondrian, Malevich) seems to be the domain of the cool, analytic mind, with which symbolic mysticism seems to be at variance, but not in the art work of Michaël Bellon. Read more Michaël Bellon – The Major Arcane of Tarot
The set is Taschen’s reworking of Giger & Akron’s Baphomet Tarot der Unterwelt set from 1994, and I recall this being one of the last things Taschen created with Giger after spending the previous decade producing a run of books, diaries and posters featuring his paintings. Inside a box you find a set of 22 oversize Tarot trumps presenting some of Giger’s works against metallic silver surrounds. Read more Baphomet Tarot a.k.a. the H.R. Giger Tarot
The Japaridze Tarot is a fine art tarot of 78 cards with original artwork by Parisian contemporary artist, Nino Japaridze. Her tarot artwork is bold and evocative, exploring tarot symbolism through collage-style surrealistic paintings. Published in a deluxe set by US Games, and with a full-colour 176-page companion book. Read more The Japaridze Tarot deck
In the world of tarot, the cards can be works of art unto themselves. One rare and stunning deck is the IONA Tarot, designed and printed by artist Giona Fiochi, who produced only 12 complete decks using intaglio printing in 1999. Read more The Iona Tarot deck
The Ostara Tarot deck it’s the creation of an Illustrator collective from Vancouver, B.C. It’s a very beautiful deck. The creation of four artists from the Pacific Northwest, the deck is a unique and surreal interpretation of the traditional Rider-Waite cards. Read more The Ostara Tarot deck
The Spiral Tarot is a recent deck created by artist Kay Steventon. She has drawn rich, detailed images that incorporate figures from Celtic, Greek and Roman mythology, among others. The major arcana cards show the astrological sign and Hebrew letter that correspond to that card. The minor arcana suits are the standard Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles. The court card page has been changed to a princess. Read more The Spiral Tarot deck by Kay Steventon
The Krsnic Tarot, also known as the Isabel’s Tarot is a 78-card deck by German artist Isabel Krsnic. Inspired by the Rider-Waite, the cards were drawn in Corel Photo Paint software over a three year period. Read more The Krsnic Tarot by Isabel Krsnic
The Langustl Tarot has 78 bold, high-contrast acrylic paintings of the Tarot energies, simplified and lively expressions of form and colour. This striking deck is illustrated using the visual language of fairy tales and children’s storybooks, bringing a similar feel to the cards. Read more The Langustl Tarot deck
The Sun and Moon Tarot card deck is created by the artist Vanessa Decort. This deck has images that seem like they are drawn for stories and imaginative journeys, and is really an awesome and beautiful deck. Although I am personally a big fan of Rider-Waite-Smith styled decks, I found myself liking the imagery on this deck because I felt as if these images were pretty familiar to me! Read more The Sun and Moon Tarot deck by Vanessa Decort
