Tarot by HH
Niki De Saint Phalle's art has been described as a space between the wonders of the perceptible world and an inner world conjured up through dreams and visions
Her "shooting paintings" set the art world muttering early in her career
These paintings were created by filling pouches with paint and then shooting those pouches with handguns, rifles, and on occasion even a cannon
Some critics found her technique brutal and castigated the artist for perpetrating violence
She demurred saying the pieces were cathartic, “By shooting at my own violence, I no longer had to carry it inside me like a burden
" That the catharsis had been effective was evidenced by her "Nanas
" These statues are her testimony to life, femaleness, and motherhood
The echo of Saint Phalle’s testimony continues to reverberate across societal boundaries, cultural limitations, and stirs the imagination of all who pay heed
Her death last May was marked by tarotists around the world
Like her Garden, her tarot deck (The Fool and the trumps) can be said to provide a springboard from which you can view the world through a different set of perceptions
[url=http://www.themysticeye.com/pics/phalle.htm]Images from tarot deck[/url]
Thanks for the reminder!
It's in the cards! HH
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