Learning Modern Art History Through Artist-Inspired Tarot Cards

14 Tarot Cards I Designed, Based On The Traditional Suit Of Wands

Tarot Based On Famous Abstract Artists by Jymi Cliche

These 14 tarot cards are done in the styles of a variety of famous artists, as part of a fun project I’ve been working on for four years. I plan to finish next October. So far, I have done…

• the 22 Major Arcana cards
• the suit of microphones, which was based on the suit of swords
• the suit of weed, based on the suit of Pentacles
• and this year was the suit of paint, based on the suit of wands
• NEXT YEAR will be the suit of albums, based on the suit of cups

You can see some of my previous cards here.

I will provide links to the artists’ original art, but the pictures in this blog are my drawings and interpretations of these artistic influences, merged with the images from the original tarot card pictures, which you can easily Google. This is based on the traditional suit of wands. Just substitute the word “wands” for “paint.” For example, my first card is the Ace Of Paint. Google “Ace Of Wands” to find the original tarot card.

The aces are always just a hand, coming out of a cloud and holding the suit symbol, so this one had a hand holding a wand. I made it a paintbrush and then added the paint splatters because it’s supposed to be based on the artist Jackson Pollock, who is famous for his paint splatter art.

Jackson Pollock: Ace Of Paint

Ace Of Paint: Jackson Pollock by Jymi Cliche

Wassily Kandinsky : Two Of Paint

Two Of Paint: Wassily Kandinsky by Jymi Cliche

Joan Miro: 3 Of Paint

Three Of Paint: Joan Miro by Jymi Cliche

Christo & Jeanne-Claude: 4 Of Paint

Four Of Paint: Christo and Jeanne-Claude by Jymi Cliche

Henri Matisse: 5 Of Paint

Five Of Paint: Henri Matisse by Jymi Cliche

Roy Lichtenstein: 6 Of Paint

Six Of Paint: Roy Lichtenstein by Jymi Cliche

Rasterms: 7 Of Paint

Seven Of Paint: Rasterms by Jymi Cliche

Paul Klee: 8 Of Paint

Eight Of Paint: Paul Klee by Jymi Cliche

Mark Rothko: 9 Of Paint

Nine Of Paint: Mark Rothko by Jymi Cliche

Rose Piper: 10 Of Paint

Ten Of Paint: Rose Piper by Jymi Cliche

Keith Haring: Page Of Paint

Page Of Paint: Keith Haring by Jymi Cliche

Pablo Picasso: Knight Of Paint

Knight Of Paint: Picasso by Jymi Cliche

Yayoi Kusama: Queen Of Paint

Queen Of Paint: Yayoi Kusama by Jymi Cliche

Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Of Paint

King Of Paint: Basquiat by Jymi Cliche

Thanks for viewing these. Next October, I plan to finish the project and eventually have them made into tarot cards. I also have a brand new book out now, with lots of music, art, movies, and books mentioned throughout. It’s about an alternative high school for smart and creative kids, dealing with addictions and mental health issues in the 90s. They read banned books in class and talk about censorship and human rights as they come up with new rules after a girl is expelled for defending herself physically against a boy who sexually harassed her.

New Horizons School (The Offbeat Life Of Ren Anonymous)