Ray Villafane's carved pumpkins. Pumpkin season is back. And here Ray Villafane gets back to work. He is a sculptor specialized in carving and decorating pumpkins. Starting in autumn, every year, he travels around the world to transform pumpkins into real works of art that arouse amazement or that cause a pinch of fear.
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Le pumpkins they are among us again. Here, with the arrival of autumn, Ray villafane he gets back to work. It is a sculptor who specializes in carving and decorating pumpkins. Starting in September, every year, he travels around the world to transform pumpkins into real works of art that arouse amazement or a pinch of fear.
From 19 to 22 September the artist participated in the largest Pumpkin Festival of Europe, the pumpkin exhibition, which took place in Ludwigsburg, Germany. She thus took the opportunity to carve some particular pumpkins. These are winter squashes grown in Germany (and beyond), whose colors range from green to orange, with blue streaks. They are known as Hubbard gourds.
From 26 to 29 September Villafane moved to Zurich, where he dedicated himself for a few more days to spreading his art in Europe. At this time the sculptor is in ad Hong Kong, where he will continue to deal with pumpkins and carve the most bizarre vegetables based on the local varieties available.
So many pumpkins were born that resemble monsters, Witches e zombie and which have guaranteed to those who have been able to admire them an interesting anticipation of the celebrations for Halloween. Thanks to the pumpkins with green and blue streaks, the artist understood for the first time the importance of colors in his works, beyond the classic orange. As you can see from the images, the results are nothing short of surprising.
Marta Albè
Source and photo: mymodernmet.com
