The art inspired by the old yet great illustration of Le Bateleur (Oswald Wirth's 1998 tarot deck) mixed with my favorite illustrator Akihiko Yoshida's black mage concept.
As for my own perception of the magician, this art is a love letter to all NFT artists, as I portray the magician as a dull-colored demi-human with the power to bring color through the ether crystal.