The Magician is card I in the Major Arcana of the tarot, and the first release in the Jawbone Tarot collection. The Magician traditionally symbolizes creation, and the energy or will to create.
For the Magician, knowledge is the source of skill and ability – like Prometheus in Greek legend, he seeks to capture and channel the power of nature to conjure new possibilities in the world.
The Magician is being made available as a free mint in an edition of 69, and is available to allowlisted collectors only for the first 24 hours. After this, any remaining editions will go to public sale.
SPECS
Format: PNG
Dimensions: 4000 x 6000 px
Resolution: 300 dpi
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Jawbone Tarot is a yearlong creative experiment exploring the aesthetics and lore of tarot cards through the lens of abstract surrealism.
One new piece will be made available every Friday throughout 2023, with additional pieces minted to coincide with special dates and events (like Lunar New Year, the Summer Solstice etc.)
The complete Jawbone Tarot will consist of 78 unique cards, with each piece being made available as an edition of 69.
EARLY ACCESS
If you mint a piece in the Jawbone Tarot at primary and during the first week of its release, you will be added to the allowlist for the following release – making it easier to collect a full set.
DIAMOND EDITION
Anyone who owns all 78 Jawbone Tarot cards as of 1 January 2024 will be able to claim the Diamond Edition: a printed Jawbone Tarot deck in a custom-designed presentation box, complete with a signed commemorative book.
CONCEPT & PRACTICE
Inspired by the fine-art tarot collections of Salvador Dalì and Andrea Picini, each Jawbone Tarot piece starts life as a pencil or ink sketch which is scanned, recolored, and digitally manipulated to further randomize both aesthetic and effect.
My aim is to balance conscious creative intention with a considered relinquishing of control, increasing the ambiguity of line and form, and making space for unexpected emotional or narrative interpretations to proliferate.
