For 25 years, all alone, he created an underground fairy-tale world
Categories: Design and Architecture
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/for-25-years-all-alone-he-created-an-underground-fairy-tale-world.htmlSelf-taught sculptor Ra Paulette has been working every day for 25 years in the desert cliffs of New Mexico, where he carves magical palaces. He finds caves of light sandstone that are easily chiseled, deepens and expands them, creating a system of interconnected vaulted halls. The sculptor covers the walls with exquisite carvings — each cave is in its own style. The titanic work of Ra is done completely alone, with only a faithful dog as his assistants.
In the caves, it cuts through windows in the walls and ceilings, and the sun floods the halls with bright rays during the day. Ra calls his mysterious underground palaces "primordial sanctuaries", in which a person, being alone with himself, can feel the soul of the world. He creates for his own pleasure and self-expression. In the meantime, he works, arranges a cozy corner for himself in the cave, which has everything you need for life.
About the legendary lone artist, the film "The Cave Digger" (CaveDigger) was made, which took the "Oscar" as the best documentary.
Keywords: Palace | Design and architecture | Caves | Sculptor | Fairy tale | Solitude | With your own hands
Post News ArticleRecent articles
The celebrities we are used to seeing on the screen or in history textbooks, outside of all this hype around, are ordinary people. ...
At the beginning of their career, many actors grab any role – just to light up on the screen. And then, years later, when they ...
Related articles
To be born and raised in Fano means to live in symbiosis with the sea and its sandy, rock-strewn beaches. One of the most ...
In recent years, our lives broke a lot of new design trends, allowing you to get the most comfort for the least money. In ...
The calendar says that summer is coming soon. And with it-vacation, sea, cocktails and all that. But the closer the arrival of the ...
Arabic writing is very different from Cyrillic and Latin. And this difference is not only in the form of the letters themselves. In ...