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Tulsa's Last Magician

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The symbolism behind the Two of Hearts card is “the power and purpose of sharing your path with another”. A magician always has his partner -an assistant- but assistants aren’t treated very well. Without fail they’re cut in half, getting knives thrown at them, and placed in restraints… The old magician takes the floor, His act, alas, has lost its roar. His Christys hat and gloves are worn, His magic’s tired, while viewers scorn. A mirror, smoke, a simple trick, his secrets now are wearied schticks. His helper, black and blue in pain, dreads being sawn in half again. They sought the truth when their card was drawn, So Tulsa's last magician’s faith was gone. He freed the rabbits from his magic hat, With a one in fifty-two chance he'd ever come back... “Tulsa’s Last Magician”, limited edition of 52. Digital 3D spatial collage in 9:16 aspect ratio, dimensions: 1080 x 1920 at 68.3mb, duration: 0:14. The original soundtrack was composed with AI assistance with sound mixing by the artist. This piece was created exclusively for the NFTParis exhibition “Deck of Hearts”, at ArtVerse Gallery in Paris, February 2025. This piece is part of the ongoing series “DeepCuts” -3D collages with depth inspired by songs. Rebecca Rose is an award winning collage artist exploring spatially collaged sculpts and animations. Her 20+ year body of analog, sculptural, and digital collage has received multiple major artist grants co-sponsored by The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, The Willem de Kooning Foundation, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and Bloomberg Philanthropic. Her work has sold at Christie’s and she was an artist in residence at The Joan Mitchell Center, Ox-Bow/SAIC, Selkie Rio Art Residency, and AOTM AiR Cohort 1.

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