Jasper is delighted to learn that Columbia-based artist Alejandro Garcia-Lemos will be showing his new project, The Tarot, May 17 - 22 at Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton Street in Columbia’s Vista. An opening reception will be held Thursday, May 19 from 5:30-8:30 pm.
“The Tarot García-Lemos was entirely conceived and drawn in 2020 during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Columbia, South Carolina,” Garcia-Lemos says. “I eventually added the four suits to the major arcana to provide additional texture, resulting in a unique 26 card deck. In 2021, the collection was selected to be shown at the pandemic-themed ‘1593’ art exhibit at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia, SC. Recently, the deck was presented in the mystic city of New Orleans which provided the perfect environment for the final version. It consists of 27 gouache paintings on panel.”
There will be a limited edition of 100 printed decks for sale and probably a very special Tarot reader at the opening reception on Thursday, May 19th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm
For more on the creation of the Tarot Garcia-Lemos check out the artist’s narrative and reading instructions here.