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| Posted: Wed Jul 9th, 2014 10:08 am |
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AdamMcLean
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Last week I discovered a tarot that was produced in 2010 in the UK as a project towards a BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration at the London College of Fashion. The artist is Yeo Park and the designs are in pen and brushed ink and reflect the style of fashion illustrations. The artist produced a small batch, beautifully presented in a lidded box, and happily for collectors still has a small number of these left for sale. You can buy these direct from the artist at ParkYeo-Jung ylangylang47@hotmail.com Attached Image (viewed 111 times):
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| Posted: Wed Jul 9th, 2014 10:14 am |
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AdamMcLean
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The Deco Tarot Box. Attached Image (viewed 106 times):
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| Posted: Wed Jul 9th, 2014 05:17 pm |
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Er - how much are they ? I hate to email an artist, get them all happy about a sale - and then have to back out !
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| Posted: Wed Jul 9th, 2014 07:36 pm |
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As far as I understand the artist wants to charge around about 50 UK Pounds.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10th, 2014 12:33 am |
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Thank you. Now I know when I can consider thinking about it !
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10th, 2014 03:38 pm |
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I've contacted the artist but have yet to receive a reply.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2014 01:59 am |
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Adam,
I've now have received a reply. I'm a sucker for fine art so I bought a set. I like to support young/new tarot artists as I think you know.
This is probably the last I can afford until I get my wants list sorted out but I couldn't resist it.
Cheers!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2014 10:47 am |
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It arrived and is rather beautiful - so is the box. Altogether a very nice piece of work. The pictures are definitely tarot, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes obvious.
I wish her well in her career.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30th, 2014 03:03 am |
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It's a nice look, but the more I look at the images, the less it feels like deco... it feels like a bunch of deco shading/texturing techniques, applied to forms that aren't deco at all.
Just like some people have trouble with wrong tarot details, I feel like the cards are so close to the right look, but that just makes the parts that are wrong look that much more wrong...
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In fact the more I look at them the more they do radiate Deco for me.
Although Ms Park has considerably moved on from the "traditions" of Deco, I get a distinct extension from artists like de Lempicka, Gluck, etc. superbly updated with the current fashion in line drawing.
She does come up with a new slant on the Majors, sometimes in very subtle ways.
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Sadly I have not had a response to my email... maybe they are all gone.
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Only a thought - as it would seem she graduated with her BA she may be on a prolonged holiday. I've been in contact a couple of times, my last note wouldn't have prompted a reply but she hinted that she'll be doing more card designs for her MA next year.
Should I hear from her (i.e. she's back on the scene) I'll mention it.
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Thanks.
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