Hoạ Sĩ Bruno Torf tại khu vườn của mình
KHU VƯỜN TƯỢNG NGƯỜI "CÒN SỐNG" Ở ÚC
Thiệt kỳ diệu và đầy bí ẩn khi bạn đặt chân đến khu vườn bí mật mang tên Bruno Torf tại thị trấn nhỏ Marysville ở thành phố Melbourne, phía Nam Châu Úc. Rất nhiều du khách đã tìm đến đây rất đông để tìm hiểu xem thực hư thế nào?
Khi
đến đây thật ra chẳng có ma nào nhưng người ta không
khỏi thán phục khi tham quan những tác phẩm tuyệt vời do
một họa sĩ điêu khắc tên Bruno Torf làm nên. Khu vườn
điêu khắc của Bruno Torf ngày càng nổi tiếng. Khi đến đây
bạn như lạc bước vào không gian của một khu rừng nhiệt
đới huyền ảo với nhiều bất ngờ khi thấy thấp thoáng đâu
đó có bóng người nhưng khi đến gần thì mới vỡ lẻ đó là tác phẩm
điêu khắc tuyệt vời.
Hãy
đến Bruno Torf để khám phá hơn 300 bức tranh và tác phẩm
điêu khắc tuyệt vời với nhiều cung bậc cảm xúc nhuốm màu
sắc kì bí. Những câu chuyện cổ tích về những con ma cây,
người đá như hiện ra qua từng tác phẩm tuyệt vời, làm
cho bước chân phiêu lưu của bạn cứ dấn tới, cứ tiếp tục
bước đi.
Các bạn thấy phục nhà điêu khắc này chưa? Tất cả đều được điêu khắc đấy .
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This is the incredibly inspiring story of Bruno Torfs: How it began, how it was taken away, and how he made the best out of the worst thing imaginable.
Sketching the scenes and faces of his journeys allowed Bruno to return home and make oil painting and sculpture versions of his experiences. These artworks would then be sold in a series of annual exhibitions hosted in the lower levels of the family home.
After several years of this lifestyle, Bruno and the family made a decision to pack up and move to Australia to create a sculpture garden that he would run as a permanent attraction.The family arrived in Melbourne and shortly after had found the perfect place in the small Victorian village of Marysville. The luscious sub-alpine forests of the surrounding area – were the ideal setting for Bruno’s plan and luckily the property he purchased he a large section of rain forest attached. After five months of backbreaking work Bruno’s art and sculpture garden was opened to the public. Also on the property was a gallery that housed over 200 of his artworks brought over from Europe that included oil paintings, sketches and smaller sculptures.
The garden began with just fifteen life sizes terracotta sculptures, which evolved into over one hundred and fifteen pieces on display. The amazing sculptures attracted thousands of visitors each year.
But then disaster engulfed the town of
Marysville and swept his beloved garden ...
In February 2009, the Black Saturday bushfires overwhelmed the area. A series of bushfires ignited across the Australian state of Victoria claiming everything in their wake. They resulted in Australia’s highest loss of life from a bushfire to date. Bruno and the rest of the town were prohibited from entering the town for two whole months while authorities conducted an investigation and attempted to identify victims.
This was an unimaginable time of grief for the townsfolk of Marysville, not knowning what remained of their lives. Bruno received overwhelming support from friends, family, and perfect strangers from all over the world.
Bruno knew his gallery, garden, and home were completely destroyed before getting a chance to see for himself. The images below were taken the day Bruno was finally granted permission to return home.
The amount of sculpture that survived the blaze was a miracle.
With the help of friends and family, rebuilding Bruno’s home and gallery took less than two months!
After that it was time to start planting. The native ferns rebounded vigorously and the green slowly returned to the area. Unfortunately it will be many years before the forest resembles the old lush wonderland, but that hasn’t discouraged Bruno one bit.
What the gardens are looking like now...
Bruno’s words: “The bushfires deeply touched us all in many ways. It allowed me to see that people had a heart for each other, that when things really got dark, the best in us comes out. We have lost a lot, but life also provides us opportunities to gain a new vision, lots of new friends and a blank canvas to play. In the meantime, nature is already regenerating itself. The green is slowly returning and the rivers are flowing, finding new ways”.
