Hypnotize Socks
Description: The Amazing Blacaman billed himself as a “Hindu Animal Hypnotist,” though despite his intense afro and claims of middle eastern origins, he was actually an Italian circus performer. Blacaman made appearances around the world, and was a featured attraction of the Hagenbeck Wallace Circus when he came to America. Advertisements routinely featured Blacaman’s bulging eyes radiating mysterious beams to seemingly control savage beasts ranging from alligators and lions to snakes and bears. In addition to his circus performances, Blacaman appeared in the 1939 W.C. Field’s movie You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man.
Description: The Crimson Tarot Cards art-series is my reinterpretation of the iconic occult traditional Tarot, through my lens of black and red infused with kaleidoscopic patterns - a call from the hypnotizing subconscious realm. Major Arcana cards: I - The Magician - Willpower, desire, creation, manifestation.
