Page 45 - Peter Anton: Skulptur

Interview Peter Anton

02.12.2020, Linda Traut (LT), Peter Anton (PA)

LT: What brought you to creating food as artwork? What and when was your
first „food artwork“?

PA: I was raised in a home where food was respected. I learned very early
that it is an important part of life. I became obsessed with it and I was fasci-
nated at how people’s relationship with food varied. I also would stare at my
plate and become hypnotized by the many colors and shapes and textures
of food. My first food artwork that I created was giant frozen TV dinner in
1991.

LT: I heard that you had studied film in the beginning and afterwards swit-
ched to art. How did it come to this?

PA: Filmmaking like art, is a visual discipline. It can move people through
the imagery that is shown on the screen. I always saw the movie screen
as a canvas. Like visual art it can tell a story and bring out emotions in the
viewer. A visual artist has complete and total control over their work and can
create something from their heart and soul without external forces causing
friction in the process.

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Peter Anton, Slice of orange (Ausschnitt), 2019, Mischtechnik, 56 x 56 x 7,6 cm

Peter Anton, Lollipop, 2014, Mischtechnik, 88,9 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm

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