WORKS OF ART
The Maniac Artists Series
Edward Hopper’s Automat for The Whitney Museum
Halloween is a time when people frequently pay homage to pop culture influences, athletes, icons, and pop stars. At Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, we like to pay homage to our biggest influences as well. Each year we reinterpret several extremely detailed, famous works of art into pumpkins. While carving our Artists Series pumpkins, our process involves research of the artist and their work, and meticulously studying the work we are paying tribute to. Its always a wonderful learning process get into the minds of other artists, trying to translate their work into a different medium.
In 2014 we created the first ever gallery exhibition of pumpkin art at The Cotton Candy Machine gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Each of the 16 unbelievably detailed pumpkins was inspired by artwork from contemporary artists who had exhibited at the gallery.
Our Artist Series has also been recognized by prestigious institutions like Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum. For 10 years straight, we had the honor of reinterpreting a famous work of art on view at MoMA, for the museum’s Members entrance on Halloween. Many of these pumpkins were viral hits on the MoMA’s social media. In 2024, Marc Evan carved Salvador Dali’s Persistence of Memory, during MoMA’s Surrealist Halloween Party. It is always a highlight of our season, carving a masterpiece for the Museum of Modern Art. In 2022 & 2023, Chris Soria carved paintings from the Whitney Museum’s collection during their Halloween at the Whitney, members events.
We have also carved works of art for the Edward Hopper House in Nyack NY, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) in Wappinger NY, and many other galleries, organizations, historic institutions, and private collectors. Maniac Pumpkin Carvers have continually raised the bar with our Artists Series, elevating pumpkin carving from craft to art form.
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Artists series pieces are among the most labor intensive carvings that we produce, but the effort is well worth it. These are typically created on XL to Jumbo pumpkins to allow for maximum detail and fidelity to the masterwork that we are studying. Contact us for availability, as pumpkins including this level of detail may require additional lead time to procure and produce
Rodin The Thinker
Alex Grey for COSM's Dieties and Demons Ball
Jeff Koons
Andy Warhol
Michelango’s David
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
Chris Soria carving Edward Hopper’s Automat for the Whitney Museum
Dali's "Persistence of Memory", for the Museum Of Modern Art in 2015.
Archibald Motley at the Whitney Museum
Wanda Gag at the Whitney Museum
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel
Gustav Klimt
Warhol's Mao for Peter Brandt/Interview Mag
Picasso for Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Alfons Mucha
Camilla D'errico
Munch's Scream
Shepard Fairey/Obey
Dima Drjuchin
Matisse at MoMa
Mab Graves
Alex Pardee
Mark Ryden's Lincoln
Van Gogh's Starry Night for MoMA
Rene Magritte for MoMA
Tara McPherson
"FINDING IMMORTALITY ONE PUMPKIN AT A TIME."
Chuck Palahniuk