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Ra Paulette is an American cave sculptor based in New Mexico who digs into hillsides to sculpt elaborate artistic spaces inside mountains. Since he began sculpting in 1990, he has dug over a dozen caves in New Mexico. Reviewer Martha Mendoza in the Los Angeles Times described the caves he created as shrines, as hallowed places, a "sanctuary for prayer and meditation" while others describe the caves as works of art. The caves are finished with "scallops, molded curves, smooth ledges, inlaid stones, narrow pods and crusty ledges." His caves attract visitors worldwide.

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  • Ra Paulette ​​ (Indiana, agosto de 1940) es un escultor de cuevas estadounidense con sede en Nuevo México que excava en las laderas para esculpir espacios artísticos elaborados dentro de las montañas. Desde que comenzó a esculpir en 1990, ha cavado más de una docena de cuevas en Nuevo México. La crítica Martha Mendoza en Los Angeles Times describió las cuevas que creó como santuarios, como lugares sagrados, un "santuario para la oración y la meditación", mientras que otros describen las cuevas como obras de arte. Las cuevas están terminadas con "vieiras, curvas moldeadas, repisas lisas, piedras con incrustaciones, vainas estrechas y repisas crujientes". Sus cuevas atraen a visitantes de todo el mundo. Paulette es autodidacta; nunca estudió arquitectura, escultura o ingeniería estructural en una escuela formal. Trabaja solo con herramientas manuales, como palas, picos y raspadores. Según una fuente, solicitó que le pagaran solo $ 12 por hora por su trabajo en una de sus cuevas . Paulette creció en el noroeste de Indiana a orillas del lago Míchigan. Paulette creó el Santuario de Ventanas de la Tierra en el norte de Nuevo México para un centro turístico al norte de Santa Fe. El actual centro turístico y de retiro, Origin en Rancho de San Juan, brinda al público la oportunidad de ver y visitar el santuario de la cueva en recorridos guiados por docentes, con cita previa. (es)
  • Ra Paulette, né en août 1940 en Indiana, est un sculpteur américain connu pour son travail à l'intérieur de grottes du Nouveau-Mexique. Autodidacte, il a, depuis 1986, creusé une douzaine de grottes. Son style est comparé avec celui d'Antoni Gaudí. (en) a réalisé un documentaire sur Ra Paulette, (en), qui a été nommé aux Oscars du cinéma 2014 (Oscar du meilleur court métrage documentaire). (fr)
  • Ra Paulette is an American cave sculptor based in New Mexico who digs into hillsides to sculpt elaborate artistic spaces inside mountains. Since he began sculpting in 1990, he has dug over a dozen caves in New Mexico. Reviewer Martha Mendoza in the Los Angeles Times described the caves he created as shrines, as hallowed places, a "sanctuary for prayer and meditation" while others describe the caves as works of art. The caves are finished with "scallops, molded curves, smooth ledges, inlaid stones, narrow pods and crusty ledges." His caves attract visitors worldwide. Paulette is self-taught; he never studied architecture, sculpting or structural engineering in a formal school. He works with hand tools only, such as shovels, pick axes, and scrapers. According to one source, he requested to be paid only $12 per hour for his labour for one of his caves. Paulette grew up in northwest Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan. Paulette created Windows of the Earth Shrine in northern New Mexico for a resort north of Santa Fe. The current resort and retreat center, Origin at Rancho de San Juan, provides the public with the opportunity to view and visit the cave sanctuary on guided, docent led tours, by appointment. Day visitors and overnight guests can hike a third of a mile, enjoy the view, and step inside the sandstone cave space to meditate, journal, enjoy the art, experience a sound bath with crystal singing bowls, or even hold a wedding photo shoot. "The current owner is passionate about preserving and maintaining this treasure for many generations to come....The original resort owners commissioned an artist, Ra Paulette, to open the interior of the natural butte...." The shrine took Paulette two and a half years to complete. Paulette's sculpture was the subject of an Academy Award-nominated 2014 documentary entitled Cavedigger, directed by Jeffrey Karoff. In 2014, Paulette described his artistic approach: It has a lot to do with the juxtaposition of opposites: the sense of being underground with the light streaming in; the intimacy of being in a cave, yet the columns end up very large, sometimes thirty to forty feet high. — Paulette in an interview, 2014 (en)
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  • Ra Paulette, né en août 1940 en Indiana, est un sculpteur américain connu pour son travail à l'intérieur de grottes du Nouveau-Mexique. Autodidacte, il a, depuis 1986, creusé une douzaine de grottes. Son style est comparé avec celui d'Antoni Gaudí. (en) a réalisé un documentaire sur Ra Paulette, (en), qui a été nommé aux Oscars du cinéma 2014 (Oscar du meilleur court métrage documentaire). (fr)
  • Ra Paulette ​​ (Indiana, agosto de 1940) es un escultor de cuevas estadounidense con sede en Nuevo México que excava en las laderas para esculpir espacios artísticos elaborados dentro de las montañas. Desde que comenzó a esculpir en 1990, ha cavado más de una docena de cuevas en Nuevo México. (es)
  • Ra Paulette is an American cave sculptor based in New Mexico who digs into hillsides to sculpt elaborate artistic spaces inside mountains. Since he began sculpting in 1990, he has dug over a dozen caves in New Mexico. Reviewer Martha Mendoza in the Los Angeles Times described the caves he created as shrines, as hallowed places, a "sanctuary for prayer and meditation" while others describe the caves as works of art. The caves are finished with "scallops, molded curves, smooth ledges, inlaid stones, narrow pods and crusty ledges." His caves attract visitors worldwide. (en)
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