#castle galleries for Johnny's art #tarot #the Empress
“Although an eyeless and mysterious figure, The Emperor is authoritative and powerful but ‘not necessarily to be trusted’. The character, styled as a 17th-century French Monarch, was inspired by a work Depp created while filming Jeanne du Barry in Versailles. A metaphor for acting out roles, Depp says of The Emperor, ‘He’s not really there’, and seems to stand for the many guises that we all wear. The Emperor invites you to look beneath the cloak of power and authority for the true sources of strength. Depp says ‘it kind of represents ignorant power. I certainly… wouldn’t dare put my own face as an emperor. Never. I made The Emperor somewhat faceless because if you put the Emperor next to the Empress who do you trust?... The Empress.’”








