Mystereum Tarot
2008
Jordan Hoggard
USA
Art Medium:
Created using the vector based architectural drawing program, ArchiCad.
Description:
The limitations of the architectural CAD system, impose a clear geometrical structure on the imagery in the cards, and this is of course the intention of the artist. Thus many forms are broken down into circles, arching forms and structured regular curves. This does not mean that the artist keeps to simple forms, indeed many of the images are very complex. Jordan Hoggard is certainly aware of the qualities and how to use this drawing software. Although architecture stands as an idea behind the conception of this deck, it transcends making simple associations between architectural forms and tarot, and instead the tarot images emerge out of his applying four abstract architectonic principles about how a form stands in its environment. It is a quite fascinating and original way of looking at the tarot. The emblematic Minors to some extent try to follow the Rider-Waite pattern, but often depart far from this.
