Pumpkin Carving Art
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About
Pumpkin Carving Art is the craft of carving images or patterns onto pumpkins. Traditionally known as jack-o-lanterns, photographs of intricately carved pumpkins are shared online every year around the beginning of autumn in celebration of Halloween.
Origin
Pumpkin carving evolved from carving potatoes and turnips in Ireland.[2] The tradition was picked up in America in the early 1800s, coinciding with the American adoption of Halloween. On October 15th, 1999, EHow[11] published a pumpkin carving guide titled "How to Carve a Pumpkin With Paper" in one of the earliest online mentions of pumpkin carvings.
Spread
One of the earliest videos uploaded online featuring pumpkin carving is a short film titled "The Life and Death of a Pumpkin." The video features a dramatic narrative around the carving of a jack-o-lantern and was uploaded by YouTuber BlameSociety[3] on July 19th, 2006. As of October 2014, the video has gained over 2.5 million views.
On October 1st, 2008, Extreme Pumpkin Carving[4] published a gallery of pumpking carving art.
On October 12th, 2009, redditor krisdafish created the subreddit r/Pumpkins,[1] which features photos of pumpkin carving art, as of October 2014, the subreddit has gained over 1,000 readers.
On October 10th, 2010, Amusing Planet[5] published a collection of pictures of pumpkins carved by New York sculpture Ray Villafane. The realistic carvings were also covered by CBS News[6] and The Daily Mail.[7] His pumpkin carving were also covered by many sites in 2011, including The Daily Beast[8] and The Telegraph.[9]
On October 16th, 2013, Pleated Jeans [10] published a list titled "The Art of Pumpkin Carving." On October 20th, 2015, ABC News[12] published an article on pumpkin carving artist Edward Cabral, showcasing his work (example shown below). Two days later, Huffington Post[13] showcased the work of 10 pumpkin artists on Instagram. The Guardian[14] also covered pumpkin art that year.
The following year, Business Insider[15] showcased the work of pumpkin artists (examples shown below). Metro.co.uk[16] showcased the work of carver Alex Wer that year as well.
In 2017, Time[17] and ABC30[18] also ran features on pumpkin art.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] New University โ The History of Pumpkin Carving
[3] YouTube โ Blame Society
[4] Extreme Pumpkins โ Contest Winners
[5] Amusing Planet โ Incrediable Pumpkin Carvings by Ray Villafane
[6] CBS News โ Meet the Edward Scissorhands of Pumpkin Carving
[7] The Daily Mail โ The quick and the dead: The artist who carves petrifying pumpkin portraits in just two hours
[8] The Daily Beast โ 23 AMAZING CARVED PUMPKINS
[9] The Telegraph โ Bizarre Halloween Jack O'Lantern pumpkin carving by Ray Villafane
[10] Pleated Jeans โ The Art of Pumpkin Carving
[11] EHow โ How to Carve a Pumpkin With Paper
[12] ABC โ Pumpkin Carving Artist Creates Spectacularly Spooky Masterpieces
[13] Huffington Post โ
10 Of The Best Artistic Pumpkin Carvings On Instagram
[14] The Guardian โ A real passion for pumpkins: competitive growers and carvers live for their craft
[15] Business Insider โ 13 eerie and intricate pumpkins carved by professional artists
[16] Metro.co.uk โ These incredible pumpkin carvings โ made with a drill โ will give you some seriously spooky Halloween inspiration
[17] Time โ These Insanely Impressive Pumpkin Carvings Take the Art to the Next Level
[18] ABC30 โ The art of pumpkin carving
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