Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

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Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » September 26th, 2015, 12:23 pm

Over the last weeks I have collected a few links and pieces of information on art in magic and magic in art for my English-German magic blog http://www.zzzauber.com (which translates like m-m-magic). The links include books, exhibitions and shops. I intend to expand this quite a bit in the near future. So if you are interested in any of the following names and their link to selected pieces of magic art, click into my art page https://zzzauber.wordpress.com/blintdext/ and scroll down a bit.

Featured names so far:

Zakary Belamy, Derren Brown, Eugene Burger, Chan Canasta, Steve Cohen, Daryl, Fabrini, Roberto Giobbi, Henry Hay, Harry Houdini, Volker Huber, Ken Knowlton, Channing Pollock, Bob Read, Chuck Romano, Annabel de Vetten, Kurt Volkmann, Wittus Witt, Kreg Yingst.

Any further hints or links in this field are very much appreciated!

In another section of my blog I have started to display magic postage stamps from my huge collection. Many of them are real pieces of art, too.

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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » September 27th, 2015, 7:09 am

I have already managed to add a few more, including a three-dimensional portrait of Ricky Jay made out of playing cards by Glenn Kaino, a portrait of Roy Walton (recently mentioned in another thread here) by Thomas Cameron, and several great caricatures of Juan Tamariz.

Check them out here: https://zzzauber.wordpress.com/blintdext/
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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Joe Pecore » September 27th, 2015, 7:21 am

Have you seen any of the artwork by Dean Carnegie of magicians: http://www.artistofmystery.com/Artistof ... tings.html
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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » September 27th, 2015, 7:35 am

Great find, Joe, thank you!

I wasn't aware of this artist. Yet the first Cardini portrait looks familiar. Maybe from a book cover?

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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Jack Shalom » September 27th, 2015, 8:15 am

This may be of interest:

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view ... 7&forum=32

You'll need to scroll down a bit.

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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Joe Pecore » September 27th, 2015, 8:53 am

Zig Zagger wrote:Great find, Joe, thank you!

I wasn't aware of this artist. Yet the first Cardini portrait looks familiar. Maybe from a book cover?

From cover of Magic Magazine, August 2007: http://www.themagicdepot.com/product_in ... ts_id=6100
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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » September 27th, 2015, 9:57 am

Jack Shalom wrote:This may be of interest:

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view ... 7&forum=32

You'll need to scroll down a bit.


Another great caricaturist! I will add Mr. Rubiales to my list. Thank you, Jack.

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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » September 27th, 2015, 10:03 am

Joe Pecore wrote:
Zig Zagger wrote:Great find, Joe, thank you!

I wasn't aware of this artist. Yet the first Cardini portrait looks familiar. Maybe from a book cover?

From cover of Magic Magazine, August 2007: http://www.themagicdepot.com/product_in ... ts_id=6100


Ah, yes, even have it in my files!

Also just noticed that the ensuing number (Sep 2007) featured a ten-page article by Alan Howard on "The Art of Magic Art".

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Re: Exploring Art in Magic and Magic in Art

Postby Zig Zagger » October 15th, 2015, 3:49 pm

I have added quite a few more entries recently. As of now, these artists are mentioned in my link list:

Ian Baker, Zakary Belamy, Derren Brown, Thomas Cameron, Chan Canasta, Dean Alan Carnegie, Steve Cohen, Daryl, Annabel de Vetten, Fabrini, Henry Hay, Alan Howard, Volker Huber, Glenn Kaino, Ken Knowlton, Pierre Mayer, Pablo Morante, Bob Read, Chuck Romano, Juan Luis Rubiales, Hanjo Schnug, Joan Vizcarra, Kurt Volkmann, Wittus Witt, and Kreg Yingst.

And these magicians are featured – among others – within the artworks:

Olof Becher-Marvelli, Blackstone, Derren Brown, Eugene Burger, Cardini, Tommy Cooper, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Houdini, Ricky Jay, Jeff McBride, Channing Pollock, Juan Tamariz, Dai Vernon, and Roy Walton.

Those of you who are interested in reading more about them, please click here:
https://zzzauber.wordpress.com/blintdext/


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