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Peter Anton

Peter Anton (Born 1963) is active/lives in New York, Connecticut.  Peter Anton is known for Painting and large-scale food subject sculpture.

Peter Anton (born 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American artist and sculptor.  His primary subject matter is food with an emphasis on chocolates and other sweets.  He creates giant realistic sculptures and is best known for his "bigger than life" boxed chocolates.

At times Anton's studio can resemble a sweet shop since it is filled with dozens of real treats which he uses as models.  His beginning process is to eat, smell, feel, study and dissect a new food over and over again in order to hyper-familiarize himself with the new subject.  He then begins the long and tedious process of sculpting, carving, sanding, painting, and construction of his mixed media works.

Anton had his first solo show in 1993 at the Henri Gallery in Washington, DC. His first one person exhibition in New York City was in 1995 at the Bruce R. Lewin Gallery in Soho.  The show featured over seventy giant fruits and vegetables.  It gained him much attention and it   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3870 characters.]  Artist bio

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