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1995, a selection from my paintings: The Tarot Part 2
With text notes from the catalog for my 1996 one person exhibition at the
College of Fine Arts of Shanghai University.
Note: All paintings are acrylic on paper, 68 x 44 in.
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XIV The Devil
April 8, 1995
The Devil is the hunger you feed with your desire: the
poison that feels so good until you die and then it's gone. |
XIV The Devil
April 9, 1995
The Devil is the hunger you feed with your desire: the
poison that feels so good until you die and then it's gone. |
XIV The Devil
April 11, 1995
The Devil is the hunger you feed with your desire: the
poison that feels so good until you die and then it's gone. |
XIV The Devil
April 12, 1995
The Devil is the hunger you feed with your desire: the
poison that feels so good until you die and then it's gone. |
XIV The Devil (vers. E)
The Devil is the hunger you feed with your desire: the
poison that feels so good until you die and then it's gone. |
XVII The Moon
June 28, 1955
The Moon is to be left outside the walls of safety in a
howling darkness with a terrible bite dragging you into the depths.
(Moon=Luna=Lunacy) |
XVIII The Sun
Undated May 1955
The Sun is the fire gives life and dance to children… and us. |
XX The World
June 30, 1995S
The World in older decks was Ishtar/Diana,
goddess of the crescent moon. Then, later in some Marseille decks, The
World was Jesus
because only He could welcome you
to Paradise. Now in some Marseille decks
he’s lost his halo and wears a fig leaf
(Adam after the Fall?) |
The Ace of Swords
Undated in March
The sword is male intelligence, slicing to the core—and
always at risk of killing by knowledge without heart. |
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A Knight
March 12, 1995 |
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