April 21, 2009

Arcanum

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10 comments:

  1. They are, but I don't know if a full deck exists (only these four were published in the Breton book). This reminds me of a story I read doing the Seligmann post. Seligmann was kicked out of the Surrealist group for disagreeing with Breton over the meaning of a tarot card (re: Breton: how could someone so lame create so much good stuff).

    Visit O-where for some funky tarot cards.

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  2. My edition of Arcanum 17 (from Sun & Moon Classics) is unillustrated. The Matta's fit the book perfectly.

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  3. I think the illustrations are only in the original. I would love to flip through the surrealists' deluxe first editions some day.

    I found the Matta illustrations in an old issue of Opus International (which unfortunately only has about 12 full-color pages).

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  4. these are great, shame there isnt a full deck, thank you.

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  5. These are amazing...I find Matta's paintings often a bit garish, but his linework here is great.

    If only he had done a "Happy Squirrel" card....

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  6. seconds after seeing your comment, I found myself staring at a few Matta drawings I had never seen.

    I now need to commission someone on Etsy to make for the blog a Happy Squirrel card in the style of Matta.

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  7. very nice!
    reminds of a yugioh trading card called "illusionist faceless mage"

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  8. sí existen, las tiene ramuntcho el hijo de Matta en su casa...

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