Johnny Depp turns to tarot to inspire art collection

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<p>Actor Johnny Depp has turned to tarot iconography to inspire an art collection that goes on sale on Thursday, which includes a tribute to his former partner, French actor and singer Vanessa Paradis.</p><p>&quot;Tarot&quot; comprises four pieces: &quot;The Lovers&quot;, &quot;The Empress&quot;, &quot;The Emperor&quot; and &quot;Strength&quot;, each nodding to the card imagery.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve always been tremendously curious about the tarot,&quot; Depp said in a video.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a great art to the cards themselves, dating back to forever ago and the unseen art of reading the cards.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The Lovers&quot; depicts a well-dressed couple, with the male holding a red rose, while &quot;The Empress&quot;, featuring a female figure wearing a weathered crown, pays tribute to Paradis with whom Depp was together for 14 years before their 2012 split. They have two children, and Depp said they had remained &quot;very close&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/08/23/johnny-depp-turns-60-the-many-sides-of-the-hollywood-star">Johnny Depp turns 60: The many sides of the Hollywood star</a></div><p>&quot;Strength&quot; depicts a gazing elephant and is inscribed with the words: “Why do you want to fight with something that doesn’t want to fight with you?&quot;. It was inspired by a painting Depp made when Paradis was pregnant.</p><p>Eyeless but with made-up red lips, &quot;The Emperor&quot; recalls a 17th-century French monarch and was inspired by a work Depp made while filming &quot;Jeanne du Barry&quot;, in which he played King Louis XV, in Versailles.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/14/23/johnny-depp-makes-comeback-in-scandal-hit-period-drama" id="isPasted">Johnny Depp makes comeback in scandal-hit period drama</a> </div><p>The movie, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, marked Depp&#x27;s first major role since his 2022 high-profile defamation trial against his ex-wife, actor Amber Heard.</p><p>Depp was handed a near-total victory by a US jury in the trial against Heard, who had accused him of abuse. Depp denied hitting her or any other woman. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/21/22/johnny-depp-claims-amber-heard-severed-tip-of-his-finger">Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard &#x27;frequently violent&#x27;, severed tip of his finger</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/20/22/amber-heard-agrees-to-pay-johnny-depp-1m-in-defamation-case">Amber Heard agrees to pay Johnny Depp $1M in defamation case</a></div><p>Two years earlier, Depp lost a libel suit in Britain against the Sun tabloid, which called him a &quot;wife beater&quot;. A London High Court judge ruled Depp had repeatedly assaulted Heard. He was soon dropped from &quot;Harry Potter&quot; spin-off franchise &quot;Fantastic Beasts&quot;.</p><p>Depp&#x27;s &quot;Tarot&quot; series, limited to 195 editions and priced at $4,500 for an individual framed piece, follows previous collections by the actor. It will be sold by British art retailer Castle Fine Art.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/01/22/where-did-all-of-johnny-depps-money-go">Where did all of Johnny Depp&#x27;s money go?</a></div><div><strong>(Production: Marie-Louise Gumuchian)</strong></div>

<p>Actor Johnny Depp has turned to tarot iconography to inspire an art collection that goes on sale on Thursday, which includes a tribute to his former partner, French actor and singer Vanessa Paradis.</p>

Actor Johnny Depp has turned to tarot iconography to inspire an art collection that goes on sale on Thursday, which includes a tribute to his former partner, French actor and singer Vanessa Paradis.

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Actor Johnny Depp turns to tarot to inspire art collection

Actor Johnny Depp turns to tarot to inspire art collection

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