Andrea Aste is a multimedia visionary artist and animator, published author and illustrator. His works have been exhibited worldwide in prestigious museums, including the Musée Grévin in Paris, Montreal and Geneva and the Natural Science Museum in Turin, art galleries such as the Guildhall Gallery, London, and at acclaimed art events like the Venice Biennale (2015).

After his much-acclaimed work as set designer for the international stage performer Arturo Brachetti, Aste relocated his studio to the UK, further developing his unique techniques for live on-stage illustration and animation, including for the horror show Shiver (2021), in collaboration with Sinister Masterplan and performed at the Grant Museum of Zoology, London, and Hide (2023) presented at London’s prestigious Vault Festival.

In the world of Tarot and graphic novels, Aste is famous for his card decks and hybrid novels: The Book of Shadows: An Alchemist’s Story (2023), The Tarot of Light and Shadow (2020) and The Lost Code of Tarot (2017). He illustrated and authored Oracolarium (2020), the first oracle deck whose cards come to life with augmented reality animations when seen with a mobile app.

His latest Tarot, The Tarot of Crossed Destinies, reimagines the world of Italo Calvino’s travelers from his famous novel, The Castle of Crossed Destinies.

“I wanted to create a Tarot deck with that same sense of narrative depth, where each card illustration contributes to a grand design of interwoven images, and thus, tales. The Tarot of Crossed Destinies was born, imagined as a myriorama.”

Please join me on Saturday, July 18th when I welcome Andrea Aste to Tarot Talk Show to wander the halls of his castle, arranging and rearranging the narrative as we go.

11:00 am PDT | 2:00 pm EDT | 7:00 pm BST | 8:00 pm CEST

Website: Andrea Aste World

Instagram: @artistandreaaste

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