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Astro Tarot      2002 Esin Uzer      Turkey                                                   Art Medium: Oil paintings. Description: The Astro tarot by Esin Uzer, was produced in Istanbul in 2002. These cards are oil paintings of a new conception of the old Grimaud deck of 48 cards Le Tarot Astrologique, 1927, ascribed to Georges Muchery. So this is a reworking of an old non-standard 'tarot' deck, which is really a divination system based on astrology. Thus there are 36 cards which are the decanates of the twelve signs of the Zodiac - that is there are three cards for each sign the first covering 0-9 degrees, the second 10-19 degrees, and the third the final 20-29 degrees of the sign. In addition there are nine planet cards, with three others for the ascendant, descendant and the Partie de Fortune. The artwork for this deck is executed in oils, using light and brighter colours than the original Muchery. It is painted without outlines, thus uses the Muchery as a starting point rather than attempting to slavishly copy these earlier designs. This little deck comes with a book (in Turkish).