Fulgur "TARO As Colour" Limited Editions available

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TARO As Colour - Ithell Colquhoun - Fulgur Deluxe Ltd Ed 1/78 - Lord Of Pleasure (Six of Cups)

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TARO As Colour - Ithell Colquhoun - Fulgur Deluxe Ltd Ed 1/78 - Lord Of Wealth (Ten of Disks)

Excellent Condition

This is a deluxe edition of Ithell Colquhoun's TARO As Colour. Only 78 deluxe examples were produced by Fulgur.

Each copy is unique, with a different front cover, corresponding to the TARO card represented.

Hand bound with quarter vellum, with all edges guilt, has a silk covered wrap around cover, which is gold blocked on the front and spine, and is housed in a silk covered slipcase.

A radical visual exploration of the occult forces behind the traditional tarot deck by the neglected British Surrealist, Ithell Colquhoun.

In 1977, a series of 78 strange enamel works were exhibited in a small gallery in Cornwall. The vibrant images were modestly grouped together in five large frames. For the curious viewer the artist provided a page of explanation, affirming that these ‘psycho-morphological’ studies were, in fact, designs for a Taro. Within a few weeks, the exhibition was gone.

Such was the first and last appearance of Ithell Colquhoun’s revolutionary explorations of the Taro As Colour. The product of a lifetime of esoteric study and art practice, Colquhoun’s bold project seeks to dispense with the figurative narratives of the traditional tarot and re-imagines the forces behind each card as pure colour. Drawing from the pioneering work of Moina Mathers and Florence Farr in the 1890s, Colquhoun integrates the esoteric teachings of the Golden Dawn with Surrealist automatic techniques to produce a design for a taro deck that remains unique in Western esotericism. Setting aside the role of the tarot in fortune-telling, through the power of pure colour Colquhoun invites us to reach for transcendence.

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[HRU's Muse]

You can still get a beautiful hardcover of these, at Fulgur Press for $70. Without the custom 1/78 card cover, but still a really gorgeous book.