Peter Anton (born 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American artist and sculptor. Anton is known for his sculptures around the theme of candy.[1][2][3]
Peter Anton | |
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| Born | 1963 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Exhibitions
editPeter Anton’s sculptures have been featured in solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States, and in Asia, including the Fairfield University Art Museum in Fairfield, Connecticut; the Museum Jan in Amstelveen, the Netherlands;[4] the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut;[5] the Allan Stone Gallery,[6] Hammer Galleries,[7] and the Bruce R. Lewin Gallery,[8] in New York City; Scott Richards Contemporary Art in San Francisco;[9] Gallery Valentine in East Hampton,[10] New York; Bonner David Galleries in Scottsdale; Urban Art in Seoul, South Korea;[11][12] Guy Pieters Gallery in Knokke-Heist, Belgium;[13] Gallery Delaive in Amsterdam;[14] Galerie von Braunbehrens in Stuttgart, Germany;[15] Davis Klemm Gallery in Wiesbaden, Germany;[16] and Rarity Gallery in Mykonos, Greece.[17]
Peter Anton's solo exhibition titled "Sweet Dreams" opened at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum on July 18, 2020 and ran through October 18th, 2020. The exhibition included some of Anton’s signature sculptures including large boxed chocolates, donuts, ice cream cones and sundaes, and giant cakes on pedestals. The museum broke their own in-person attendance records with this exhibition.[18][19]
Special project
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On exhibit during Art Basel Miami in December 2012, Peter Anton's Sugar & Gomorrah was the world's first art installation where the viewer rode through an exhibition aboard an amusement ride. Sugar & Gomorrah was an actual roller coaster reworked into an art experience showcasing the juxtaposition between a sense of doom and the magical world of giant sweets.[20][21] The attendees darted through a snaking tunnel up and down hills rapidly twisting and turning all while viewing a modern interpretation of the destruction of a Sodom and Gomorrah-like world.[22]
Collections
editHis work is in the permanent collection of museums including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri;[23] the Copelouzos Art Museum in Athens, Greece; the Lisser Art Museum in Lisse, the Netherlands; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Notes
edit- Dr. Berthold Naumann. "Peter Anton Danger and Delight". Stuttgart, Germany: Galerie von Braunbehrens, 2023. ISBN 978-3-948161-20-0.
- Linda Traut. "Peter Anton Skulptur". Wiesbaden, Germany: DavisKlemmGallery GmbH & Co. KG, 2021. ISBN 978-3-9822916-0-4.
- Yann Walcker. "Abc d'art". Toulouse, France: Éditions Milan, 2018. ISBN 978-2745996114.
- Herwig Guratzsch. "Lieblingsbilder aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Cologne, Germany: Walther Konig, 2013. ISBN 978-3-86335-345-2.
- Walther Konig. "Luscious Assortment: Kostliche Mischung aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Schleswig, Germany: Schloss Gottorf, 2013. ISBN 3863352718, ISBN 978-3863352714.
- Dr. Barbara Willert. "Kunst mit Schokolade/Art with Chocolate". Heidelberg, Germany: Verlag Das Wunderhorn, 2012. ISBN 978-3-88423-408-2.
- Bartholomew F. Bland. I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art. New York: Hudson River Museum, 2007. ISBN 978-0-943651-34-7.
- Sarah Tanguy. Sweet Tooth. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-9712643-1-7.
- Dr. Stefanie Dathe. In Aller Munde. Burgrieden, Germany: Museum Villa Rot, 2010. ISBN 978-3-933614-58-2.
- Reinhard Spieler. "I Love Aldi". Ludwigshafen, Germany: Wilhelm Hack Museum, 2011. ISBN 978-3-86335-095-6.
- Caroll Michels. "How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul". New York: Allworth Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1621536130.
References
edit- ^ "CBS New York - Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Peter Anton". artnet News. June 30, 2015.
- ^ Pangburn, D. J. (April 28, 2017). "Gigantic Smashed Candy Sculptures Will Give You a Sugar High".
- ^ "'Chocolade kunstenaar' Peter Anton exposeert in Museum Jan van der Togt". if then is now. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Hyperrealistic giant sculptures of doughnuts, sweets and cakes by Peter Anton will raise a smile". 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Food Sculptures by Peter Anton at the Allan Stone Gallery [food art] - Eat Me Daily". www.eatmedaily.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23.
- ^ "Peter Anton: How Sweet It Is! The Art of Candy -- New Sculpture by Hammer Galleries on Mullen Books".
- ^ "Takeout of This World Well Done! Sci-Fry Guy Sculpts Close Encounters of the Munchy Kind". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Peter Anton. Random Acts of Indulgence". 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Opening Reception for Peter Anton's "Frost Bite" at Gallery Valentine". 31 July 2015.
- ^ "[EVENTS CALENDER]". 30 March 2010.
- ^ "어반아트, Peter Anton展-'달콤한 유혹'".
- ^ "01 Guy Pieters Gallery Peter Anton 9". 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Peter Anton: Life is like a great big box of chocolates on artnet".
- ^ "Inside/Outside – Peter Anton/ Jens Lorenzen | Galerie von Braunbehrens". October 2019.
- ^ "Peter Anton - Peter Anton: Juicy Fruits (Ausstellung) | DavisKlemmGallery GMBH & Co. KG".
- ^ "Ο "Candy Warhol" της σύγχρονης τέχνης". 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Community News: Nonprofit teams up with March of Dimes; grants awarded; and more". 4 September 2020.
- ^ Dorsey, Kristina; Koster, Rick. "Theaters and arenas went dark". www.theday.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "PHOTOS: A Willy Wonka Ride -- for Adults". 3 December 2012.
- ^ Valys, Phillip. "Art Basel 2018: The early buzz on December's hottest events". sun-sentinel.com.
- ^ Rahm, Danielle. "If You Love Warhol, Koons And Hirst But Can't Spend Millions, Try These Emerging Artists For Less". Forbes.
- ^ "Paramount Selection | Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art". www.kemperart.org. 12 March 2015.
