Alexander Calder didn't follow rules about what art was supposed to be: he hung it from the ceiling, balanced it in the wind, wore it around his neck. These cards are built from that same spirit.
Based on Calder's vivid gouache Card Player series from the 1970s, this deck is as close to holding his paintings in your hands as you're going to get. The face cards, the striped backs, even the numbers and letters, all pulled directly from his work, down to the handwriting. His actual handwriting.
A deck this good almost feels like a shame to play with. Almost.
Alexander Calder didn't follow rules about what art was supposed to be: he hung it from the ceiling, balanced it in the wind, wore it around his neck. These cards are built from that same spirit.
Based on Calder's vivid gouache Card Player series from the 1970s, this deck is as close to holding his paintings in your hands as you're going to get. The face cards, the striped backs, even the numbers and letters, all pulled directly from his work, down to the handwriting. His actual handwriting.
A deck this good almost feels like a shame to play with. Almost.
