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Food art
by Sculptor Gerhard Petzl

Chocolate bananas (1 week ageing process)

Conceptual art

Two chocolate bananas are visually aged and compared over the period of 1 week. One is fake, one real. In order to see the visual differences of crystals in the ageing process.
Zwei Bananen werden über den Zeitraum einer Woche verglichen. Eine ist eine Attrappe, die andere ist echt. Es geht darum die visuellen Unterschiede im Kristallisationsprozess aufzuzeigen.

"Chocolate banana". Over the period of 1 week two bananas are compared. One is fake, one real. In order to see the visual differences of crystals in the ageing process.
Zwei Bananen werden über den Zeitraum einer Woche verglichen. Eine ist eine Attrappe, die andere ist echt. Es geht darum die visuellen Unterschiede im Kristallisationsprozess aufzuzeigen.

Royal Feast baroque table in chocolate

Chocolate Projects

"Royal Feast Baroque Table" in chocolate by Gerhard Petzl. Gallery by the Harbour, Hong Kong, China project

"Fruit platter stand" "Fruit stand" made out of chocolate. Chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Planet series

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Planet 17

Planet 4

Planet 3

Planet 6

Planet 1

Planet 2 (dark chocolate 70%)

Planet 9 (dark chocolate 72%)

Planet 7 (dark chocolate Ghana)

Planet 5

Planet 8

Planet 12

Planet 4

Planet 5 - flames

Planet 8

Planet 13 - island

Planet 15 - space view lights

Planet 10

Planet 11 (cocoa butter)

Planet 12 - heartbeat

Planet 15 - Big Bang

Planet 16 - Andromeda fog

Planet 16 (milk chocolate)

Planet 17

Planet 4

Planet 3

Planet 6

Planet 1

Planet 2 (dark chocolate 70%)

Planet 9 (dark chocolate 72%)

Planet 7 (dark chocolate Ghana)

Planet 5

Planet 8

Planet 12

Planet 4

Planet 5 - flames

Planet 8

Planet 13 - island

Planet 15 - space view lights

Planet 10

Planet 11 (cocoa butter)

Planet 12 - heartbeat

Planet 15 - Big Bang

Planet 16 - Andromeda fog

Planet 16 (milk chocolate)

Chocolate crystals

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Chocolate Body art

Performance

Performance

Chocolate body painting "Cindy" , Body Art in chocolate by Gerhard Petzl.

Fine art hand-piped and assembled chocolate art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate face painting "Odessi". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "detail belly button"

Chocolate body painting "Hip-Hop forever". Chocolate body painting for TV - advertisement Clip by Master Chocolatier Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Smile". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Torso". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Nature". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Life tree" on pregnant woman by Gerhard Petzl.

"Chocolate body painting "wischiwaschi" by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Geisha style". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Detail - C'est-moi". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "C'est moi". Fine art hand-piped chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate body painting "Child's own drawing on her back". Chocolate body art by Gerhard Petzl.

Beat the bubbles!

Videos

picture of chocolate balls

Chocolate sculptures

Sculptures

Hand-carved chocolate sculpture by artist Gerhard Petzl. Handgeschnitzte Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate sculpture "Mossy head" by Master Chocolatier Gerhard Petzl

White chocolate sculpture with black spider by Gerhard Petzl.

Layered colours chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl.

Freestyle art sculpture in mixed media with chocolate by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Nebra sky disc" sculpture in chocolate

"Cable tree with W-Lan antenna in chocolate" Chocolate art/mixed media sculpture by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sound house" chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl

Dark chocolate head sculpture by sculptor Gerhard Petzl.

"Wooden wedge in chocolate", Milk- and dark chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl.

Black and white layered and hand-carved chocolate sculpture by sculptor Gerhard Petzl.

Freestyle hand-carved chocolate sculpture in multiple colours by artist Gerhard Petzl.

Aboriginal dotted pipings on a chocolate Porsche. "Porsche Body Painting", Created by artist Gerhard Petzl.

Freestyle art sculpture with multiple coloured chocolate. Created by artist Gerhard Petzl.

White chocolate tooth sculpture "Caries" by artist Gerhard Petzl.

Milk chocolate sculpture, hand carved and modelled by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate sculpture by artist Gerhard Petzl. Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl.

Milk chocolate carved chocolate heel shoe sculpture by Gerhard Petzl.

"Trapped dragon in chocolate crocodile". White, hand-carved chocolate sculpture by Gerhard Petzl.

"Chocolate Christmas candle". Hand-carved chocolate sculpture by artist Gerhard Petzl. Handgeschnitzte Schokoladenskulptur von Gerhard Petzl.

World's Largest chocolate Santa Claus

Art in Public space

Making of the "World's largest Chocolate Santa" by chocolate artist Gerhard Petzl.

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World's largest chocolate Santa Claus by chocolate artist Gerhard Petzl

Artist speech about world's largest chocolate Santa with Mayor Mr. Gaffert

Winter Christmas market in Wernigerode - webcam image in front of City hall with chocolate Santa Claus by Gerhard Petzl

Advertising column

Art in Public space

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An advertising column was covered with chocolate pieces to tell its own story. Temporary art project by Group77 and Gerhard Petzl, over the period of one month in the heat of July 2004, at Citypark, Graz, Austria.

One chocolate bar sculpture

Conceptual art

One chocolate bar - Innovation process. Chocolate workshop for Corporate minds led by Mastermind Gerhard Petzl.

One bar sculpture - Chocolate art work by Gerhard Petzl.

One bar sculpture - Chocolate art work by Gerhard Petzl.

One bar sculpture - Chocolate art work by Gerhard Petzl.

One bar sculpture - Chocolate art work by Gerhard Petzl.

Chocolate art work by Gerhard Petzl. One bar sculpture in 9 positions.

Two chocolate bars sculpture

Conceptual art

Two chocolate bars - Innovation process, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Two chocolate bars sculpture, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Two chocolate bars sculpture, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Two chocolate bars sculpture, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Two chocolate bars sculpture, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Two chocolate bars sculpture, Conceptual chocolate artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

Potato study

Conceptual art

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

"Heart-shape" potato study, Conceptual art by Gerhard Petzl.
Konzeptkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

between 24 and 36 artists involved

Conceptual art

Chocolate workshop for students, Teamworks actions and Corporate minds led by Master Chocolatier Gerhard Petzl.

Group motivation team building event designed and led by Gerhard Petzl. "Calories bomb" - Chocolate artwork

"X-files" Team-building event artwork. Group motivation team building event designed and led by Gerhard Petzl.

"X-files" Team-building event artwork. Group motivation team building event designed and led by Gerhard Petzl.

"Guitar" - sketch for workshop event. Group motivation team building event designed and led by Gerhard Petzl.

sugar sculptures

Sculptures

The world's largest sugar bird in the smallest gallery of Germany. Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Composition" Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sugar bone" Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sugar bowl" Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sweetest Venus von Willendorf" Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Underwater world of Mars". Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sweet Poopie mountain" Created by sugar artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sugar Origami cranes lollies". Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Blue column", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

Custom made order of a sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl. Japanese knife in sugar on stand.

"Diabetes Type 1", Mixed media/sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Orange Kala", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Sun flower", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"NO sweet Guantanamo", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Out of (sequence) order", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Mushy group meeting" Mixed media artwork by Gerhard Petzl.

"Translucent sugar dome", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

"Devil's tongue", Sugar art work by artist Gerhard Petzl.

Fruit art

Sculptures

"Lemon-croc", Fruit art by Gerhard Petzl.
Kunst mit Früchten von Gerhard Petzl.

Carved water melon dome by Gerhard Petzl.

"Where-did-the-lemon-go...?" Fruit art by Gerhard Petzl.

"Pay one, get one free!", Strawberry art by Gerhard Petzl.

"Kiwi-bunch", Fruit art by Gerhard Petzl
Kunst mit Früchten von Gerhard Petzl.

"Mandarine mantis", Fruit art by Gerhard Petzl
Kunst mit Früchten von Gerhard Petzl.

Lovely Mould - Hommage to Dieter Roth

Experimental art

Coloured cream cheese mould, Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl. Caramelized pumpkin chocolate bar mould.

"Buddhas hand" lemon with mouldy butt. Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

Dried Swiss mountain flowers with moving worm guests. Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

Apples study: "8-ways-to-die", Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl.

Mould art by Gerhard Petzl
Schimmelkunst von Gerhard Petzl. "Mouldy red head".

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