In the garden of the Tarot shows the 22 cards of the Tarot (Major Arcana) in cyclopean sculptures, about 12/15 feet high, covered with mirror mosaics, glasses and ceramics.
During the visit meetings: "The Magician" with his hand covered with small mirror tiles, under the "priestess" with a mouth with which the sculptor wanted to make a tribute to the garden where they exit from Bomarzo a small waterfall that flows over the steps covered with layers of ceramics, ending in a fountain where the center moves the wheel of fortune with its water jets.
Next we find the paper strength, represented by a female figure, with an invisible leash, dominated by brute force of a dragon covered with a blanket of green mirror.
"the sun" in the form of a bird sitting on a bow, "Death," which rides a horse with a scythe in hand, the devil, "the world," the "insane," "The Pope".
hangman card is placed inside the tree of life, further there is "justice," a female figure in a machine that is the injustice which is blocked by a gate with a big lock, "in love" represented by Adam and Eve in a nice picnic.
"The Hermit," "the tower," Emperor, "which is represented by a castle where he is held within from different columns coated with mirror mosaics and ceramics. There are also scenes of hunting, dragons, men wounded and a fountain that represents lust, with women playing with water. card "Empress" is shaped like a sphinx, where inside there is a large living room, bathroom and a small bedroom, this place has lived and worked for some time, the inventor the project.
Inside there are also "the wagon," "Star," "trial." Finally, "the Moon "and" temperance ", the latter placed on a church internally coated mirror and a small altar with Madonna on a black woman in ceramics.
In 1979 began the first work of the Tarot Garden, the founder was a French sculptor of international renown: Niki de Saint Phalle. With this fantastic garden, the sculptress crown a dream that starts from the first years of its activity. spring that snapped the impetuous desire to build his esoteric garden, shoot when he met the beautiful Park Guell Gaudi architect 'in Barcelona. After 24 years, influenced by the soft shapes and the majestic buildings of this charming park, began his adventure, building at his own expense and with the help of her husband Jean Tinguly, his garden, facing considerable difficulties, but the strength and the strong desire to Niki, won over everything and everyone.
The garden is built in the beautiful Tuscan hills, just in the City of Capalbio Garavicchio estate whose owners are Caracciolo, architects, also of the realization of this dream. " The first works were entrusted to the experience of the sculptor Jean Tinguely and immediately after the local workforce, including some workers were known, later became very important to the sculptor who considered them part of his family.
The sculptures are made internally, with iron rods of various thicknesses shaped solely by force of arms and welded together, forming a dense, interwoven network, already giving a shape resembling the sculpture. A quest'intreccio iron has been linked to the network by thrown, then it was sprayed on the concrete strength, with special machines, by a specialist, aided by the workers of the garden. All quest'intreccio of iron and concrete fact is that these sculptures were also gigantic earthquake. After the rough part, Niki began to think about how to embellish his works, the first trials were with gloss paints based on resins, but were abandoned when I think of something more 'that made them even more precious and magical mysterious. His idea was 'to cover his work with mosaics, was begun so' to use the mirror to hold the hand of the magician, to continue with the tower, he also thought of using ceramic, which was shaped and processed and cooked on site, experimenting with new techniques, with the collaboration of a potter. were also purchased a large quantity of fine layers of multicolored glass (Murano glass of Venice), an example of a mosaic of Murano glass can be seen on the face of the priestess. Some works were done by other artists, such as ceramic benches placed outside the garden, iron chairs and ceramic inside the Empress, the ticket office and furniture made by a French artist Pierre Marie Lejeune the frescoes inside the magician are the painter Alan Davie, the sculpture is placed inside the priestess of Marina Karella, while the construction was entrusted to the architect of the Ticket Mario Botta. its wall built with local material (tuff), divides the reality of everyday life with the magic charm of the Tarot Garden, where it dissolves the concept of time.
Today the garden has become a private foundation, its revenues are used primarily for major maintenance in the garden daily needs. Today Niki de Saint Phalle is no longer with us but his memory lives on in the garden and its many other operations around the world.
During the visit meetings: "The Magician" with his hand covered with small mirror tiles, under the "priestess" with a mouth with which the sculptor wanted to make a tribute to the garden where they exit from Bomarzo a small waterfall that flows over the steps covered with layers of ceramics, ending in a fountain where the center moves the wheel of fortune with its water jets.
Next we find the paper strength, represented by a female figure, with an invisible leash, dominated by brute force of a dragon covered with a blanket of green mirror.
"the sun" in the form of a bird sitting on a bow, "Death," which rides a horse with a scythe in hand, the devil, "the world," the "insane," "The Pope".
hangman card is placed inside the tree of life, further there is "justice," a female figure in a machine that is the injustice which is blocked by a gate with a big lock, "in love" represented by Adam and Eve in a nice picnic.
"The Hermit," "the tower," Emperor, "which is represented by a castle where he is held within from different columns coated with mirror mosaics and ceramics. There are also scenes of hunting, dragons, men wounded and a fountain that represents lust, with women playing with water. card "Empress" is shaped like a sphinx, where inside there is a large living room, bathroom and a small bedroom, this place has lived and worked for some time, the inventor the project.
Inside there are also "the wagon," "Star," "trial." Finally, "the Moon "and" temperance ", the latter placed on a church internally coated mirror and a small altar with Madonna on a black woman in ceramics.
In 1979 began the first work of the Tarot Garden, the founder was a French sculptor of international renown: Niki de Saint Phalle. With this fantastic garden, the sculptress crown a dream that starts from the first years of its activity. spring that snapped the impetuous desire to build his esoteric garden, shoot when he met the beautiful Park Guell Gaudi architect 'in Barcelona. After 24 years, influenced by the soft shapes and the majestic buildings of this charming park, began his adventure, building at his own expense and with the help of her husband Jean Tinguly, his garden, facing considerable difficulties, but the strength and the strong desire to Niki, won over everything and everyone.
The garden is built in the beautiful Tuscan hills, just in the City of Capalbio Garavicchio estate whose owners are Caracciolo, architects, also of the realization of this dream. " The first works were entrusted to the experience of the sculptor Jean Tinguely and immediately after the local workforce, including some workers were known, later became very important to the sculptor who considered them part of his family.
The sculptures are made internally, with iron rods of various thicknesses shaped solely by force of arms and welded together, forming a dense, interwoven network, already giving a shape resembling the sculpture. A quest'intreccio iron has been linked to the network by thrown, then it was sprayed on the concrete strength, with special machines, by a specialist, aided by the workers of the garden. All quest'intreccio of iron and concrete fact is that these sculptures were also gigantic earthquake. After the rough part, Niki began to think about how to embellish his works, the first trials were with gloss paints based on resins, but were abandoned when I think of something more 'that made them even more precious and magical mysterious. His idea was 'to cover his work with mosaics, was begun so' to use the mirror to hold the hand of the magician, to continue with the tower, he also thought of using ceramic, which was shaped and processed and cooked on site, experimenting with new techniques, with the collaboration of a potter. were also purchased a large quantity of fine layers of multicolored glass (Murano glass of Venice), an example of a mosaic of Murano glass can be seen on the face of the priestess. Some works were done by other artists, such as ceramic benches placed outside the garden, iron chairs and ceramic inside the Empress, the ticket office and furniture made by a French artist Pierre Marie Lejeune the frescoes inside the magician are the painter Alan Davie, the sculpture is placed inside the priestess of Marina Karella, while the construction was entrusted to the architect of the Ticket Mario Botta. its wall built with local material (tuff), divides the reality of everyday life with the magic charm of the Tarot Garden, where it dissolves the concept of time.
Today the garden has become a private foundation, its revenues are used primarily for major maintenance in the garden daily needs. Today Niki de Saint Phalle is no longer with us but his memory lives on in the garden and its many other operations around the world.
