Black Art

73 entries in Cards / Principles / Black Art
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Black Backed Card
1889 Tricks with Cards 152
Unknown The new Watch and Card Target pistol shot on target, where card appears minus corner, then corner as well, watch appears there too
Inspired byRelated to 1890 More Magic 403
Unknown Das Durchdringen der Stoffe No. 4, card in envelope put underneath top hat, card is pulled out of top hat visibly, envelope empty
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 90
Unknown Die verschwundene und wiedergefundene Karte card is burned or vanishes, it reappears gradually as it is pulled out of the bottom of a hat, using a foldable card with black cloth back
 		Nov. 1895 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 11) 169
Unknown Die neue Eckkarte corner torn off, thrown back and it visibly restores
Related toAlso published here 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 138
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Reise durch den Cylinderhut card penetrates top hat
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 162
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster In fremder Hand verschwindende Karten cards disappear into tray
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 181
Unknown Die Eckkarten second method, corner torn off, thrown back and it visibly restores
Also published here Aug. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 12) 177
Unknown Newspaper-Covered Cards back covered with newspaper to hide them on a newspaper
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 80
Unknown The Improved Torn Corner Card torn corner visibly reappears, can be examined
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 241
Unknown Newspaper Cards backs of cards covered with newspaper
 		1899 Jedermann Zauberkünstler! 66
Josef Löffler Der orientalische Zauberspiegel handheld mirror with black surface instead of mirror, image of card appears and vanishes on black surface
 		Aug. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8) 117
Unknown Die neue Eckkarte corner visually restores itself, black art corner on thread
 		June 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6) 87
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradis neuer Kartenstern "new card star", using black art to hide the hiding place, five cards appear at end of star apparatus
Inspired by May 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5) 72
Unknown Cards with Cloth Surface black art
 		1909 The Art of Magic 63
Unknown Third Method using cards with cloth-colored backs, black art
 		1909 The Art of Magic 216
Unknown Seventh Method aces put in one envelope, kings in another, they transpose, using two cards with cloth on back
 		1909 The Art of Magic 221
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 Later Magic 581
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 Later Magic 583
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 29
Mr. Gilbert The Acrobatic Cards two card in easels transpose
Also published here 1911 Magical Titbits 32
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1941 Six More Hummers 3
Tom Sellers Ace-King Passe Passe four Aces in one glass transpose with four Kings in another, eight duplicates with backs that match the tray surface
 		1943 Twenty Tricks 17
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1952 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952) 3
Unknown Appearing Card in the Houlette
1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 94
Unknown The Hartz Card Frame cards penetrate glass of frame
 		1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 115
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 17
Danny Korem Fantasy Torn and Restored Card jumbo signed card, corner torn off and restored, inspired by John Cornelius ("The Reel Works" column, 44/4)
 		1981 The Lost Pages of the Kabbala 88
Thomas Alan Waters Blackard fair single card prediction, in glass in front of the blackboard
 		1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm) 311
Peter Kane The Expanding Deck playtime deck in case, changes to poker-sized case
Also published here
  • lecture notes "A Real Live Card Session with Peter Kane"
 1982 Kane 73
Peter Kane The Growing Deck small deck stretched to regular size
 		1982 Kane 75
Peter Kane Sally "The Amazing Elasticated Lady" (for long)
stretching Queen to almost five inch long card
  • The Visible Stretch
 		1984 ca. Sally For Short! 1
Jon Racherbaumer Holy Point of Arrivel I visual
 		1985/93 Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt! 70
Don England, Richard Kaufman Holy Point of Arrivel II visual
 		1985/93 Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt! 73
José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
 		1988 52 Lovers 123
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 Horizons 29
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitzkarten-Verwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 15
Alexander de Cova Flash Transformation jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here Feb. 1992 Opus (Vol. 4 No. 2) 13
Simon Lovell Heartlebox hole also appears in case
Related to 1997 Simon Says! 147
Dondrake Handling BlackArt Cards
  • Vanishing Card
  • Vanishing Jumbo Card
  • Diminishing Card
 		1998 Black Art Breakthroughs 9
Ellis Stanyon Two Cards Pass from One Plate to Another No. 11, four cards on one plate, none of another, two cards travel over, newspaper-backed cards and step gaff
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 130
Ellis Stanyon Aces versus Kings No. 1, Aces and Kings are put in envelopes labeled with whats inside, they transpose and spectators can remove the cards
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 154
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note four signed Queens on row on newspaper, Two of Spades in pocket, a Queen transposes with the Two in the pocket, repeated with each Queen, newspaper-backed card
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 154
Ellis Stanyon Three Cards Appear on a Borrowed Hat No. 3, three cards appear stuck to borrowed hat, news-paper backed cards start out on newspaper
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 157
Ellis Stanyon The "Tokio" Card Trick No. 55, cards penetrate hat
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 187
Peter W. Tappan The Card On The Window card outside window
 		Jan. 2000 Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1) 52
Don England Early P.O.D. Holy P.O.D. Versions
 		2001 Don England's Paradox 100
Miguel "MagoMigue" Puga Zelig, Historia de una Carta Mutante Joker changes into three selections
 		2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 342
Tom Burgoon Ripped Revelation jumbo prediction does not match either of two cards. It is torn in two and both halves visibly change into the right full sized jumbo cards
 		Feb. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 2) 70
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Flash Card to Silk jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here 2004 Treasures 7
Román García El Muro de Cristal four cards signed on the back, through transparent handkerchief, covered with postcard
Inspired byRelated to
  • Gabi Pareras' "Ases clandestino" in "Sequencias"
 2010 Nanomagias 165
Tom Stone The Forbidden Palm black art
 		2011 Maelstrom 69
Tom Stone Black Art on Close-up Pad credit information
 		2011 Maelstrom 69
Tom Stone Black Art Card construction of card with black back
 		2011 Maelstrom 70
David Gabbay Purse Time signed card appears folded in mesh coin purse, purse seen empty at end, black art
Inspired by
  • "Tea Time" (Alexander de Cova, California Lecture 2006, 2006, p. 9)
 2012 Noteworthy 42
Tom Stone A La Puga! card in glass is any named card, featuring black art switch
Inspired by
  • "Card and Glass" (Miguel Puga)
 Mar. 2013 Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3) 49
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here 2013 Horizons — Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1986 44
Tomas Blomberg, Axel Adlercreutz Cardpool with clean vanishes and reappearances
 		2014 Blomberg Laboratories 288
John Gaughan The Watch and Card Target
  • The Chamber of Secrets
pistol shot on target, where card appears minus corner, then corner as well, watch appears there too
Related to Feb. 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2) 20
Alexander de Cova Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand card chosen and put in glass, it matches prediction
Inspired by
  • Ian Adair routine in Magigram
Also published here 		Feb. 2014 New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 15) 497
Alexander de Cova Ein glasklarer Austausch folded card under upside-down glass, switched
Also published here Apr. 2014 New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 17) 555
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Giant Card to Silk jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here Jan. 2014 Scrapbook (Issue 4) 27
Alexander de Cova Spieglein an der Wand card chosen and put in glass, it matches prediction
Inspired by
  • Ian Adair routine in Magigram
Also published here 		2015 Burners — Vol. 1 30
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean, card with flap-addition so it can be shown from both sides
Also published here 2015 Burners — Vol. 3 24
Alexander de Cova Eine glasklare Sache folded card under upside-down glass, switched
Also published here 2015 Burners — Vol. 3 115
Christopher Fouquet The Hole Trick holes appear in four cards
 		July 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7) 55
Alexander de Cova Prometheus Switch deck switch with gaffed cases and black art against body
  • Die Herstellung der Schachteln
  • Die Funktionsweise
  • Was du über den Austausch noch wissen solltest
  • Wie man startet (die unpräparierte Schachtel)
  • Die Sache mit der Jacke (Unloading)
  • Anwendungen
  • Credits
  • Anmerkung zum Schluss
Inspired by 2016 Burners — Vol. 4 236
Harapan Ong 2 + 2 = 4 Four value torn in half, both halves change into a Two each
 		2018 Principia 203
Bill Cheung Time Traveler Signed card vanish between Jokers, appear inside sealed deck
 		2018 Lecture Note 2018 15
Peter Pellikaan Afgronden four coins in square formation, four duplicate cards, a hole appears in the cards so they can be placed onto the coins with the coins in the holes, holes vanish again
Variations 2018 Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1) 5
Peter Pellikaan Variant four coins in square formation, four duplicate cards, another card with hole, then a hole appears in the cards, holes vanish again
Inspired by 2018 Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1) 9
Martin Lewis Threesome
  • Making Magic
three cards are put in envelopes, they appear in three small bottles one by one with different methods
 		Jan. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1) 32
Will Houstoun A Video Chat Card Trick card placed in card case, it turns out to be named card
 		2022 The Neat Review (Issue 4 - Everywhere & Nowhere 2022) 104