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Paula Duró (Argentine, 1981) - El Mago (The Magician) (2022)
This is such a beautiful take on the imagery of The Magician. You can tell that the artist really understands the significance of the symbology, and understands how to manipulate it skillfully.
- Pentacles at the hem of the skirt, forming a foundation for the magician
- A serpent rising from the cup towards the genitals, appearing as if to grow from the sodden earth
- Swords as earrings.
- Wands being used as an instrument to provoke the cycle of rain and growth which the magician appears to themselves sprout from.
- Sunflowers as sun imagery taking part in the process of growth
This is someone who really truly understands tarot.
In fact, after more than a decade of teaching his work, I’ve come to see Shakespeare—at least when he’s writing tragedies—as primarily a horror writer. He might perhaps be the most significant influence in the entire English language to the Gothic, and consequently the modern, horror tradition.
Seen through the lens of a horror writer, Shakespeare’s progression as an artist is not just in his ability to play with structure, form, and character, but rather that he gains a deeper understanding of how to really scare people. As he grew as a writer, he learned there are better ways to emotionally wound an audience than the surface kills and thrills, and it’s this that ends up really defining him as a playwright.
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