Surprise, I....
It is tremendous fun. You will LOVE it.
How is your German ?
Oh OK:
The Tarot by Spanish artist Carlos Pumariega.
The Pumariega Tarot was created in 1990 and has achieved cult status since then. Pumariega's modern and futuristic art style is at first sight reminiscent of Picasso. But this is deceptive. Pumariega has his own style and he has joined the ranks of artists who are adding the painting of Tarot cards to their body of work.
In the design of the cards' symbolism Pumariega has relied largely on the traditional Tarot de Marseilles, which means that the minor arcana cards are not fully illustrated, but show only the suit symbols in the appropriate numbers. However, the artist has provided these cards with a little extra symbolism; although at first glance the extras seem more like "ornaments", on closer inspection, they support the elemental symbolism. In addition, some artistic liberties appear in the Major Arcana and Court cards. However, there is nothing that contradicts the Tarot symbolism of each card.
Pumariega's Tarot art is at once modern and timeless, but in some ways also breathes the air of the zeitgeist of the 1980s. Perhaps this is one reason that his Tarot has completely sold out. This is especially true in German-speaking countries, where the Pumariega Tarot was only rarely offered anyway. There was an international edition, which was mainly available in the Spanish-and English-speaking world. So the Tarot Pumariega is as well known there as it is in Germany. Still, even here you'll find it can occasionally show up at flea markets or in remainder shops. As there is, as far as I know, no reprint planned, collectors, especially those who have a penchant for art tarots, should therefore, when they discover a copy of the Pumariega somewhere, buy it on the spot.
You'll love it. (no on second thoughts, you'll hate it; sell it to debra !)
