Gerhard Petzl Sculptures & Fine Art

I am following an inner urge to explore and understand myself. It's like a flow of thoughts that manifests in a sculpture, drawing, or even a photographed arrangement of objects. Sometimes I revisit unfinished sculptures I began decades ago, only now realising what they needed to be complete. My artistic and personal growth are intertwined, guiding the process over time. With over 30 years in both the creative industries of food and chocolate (on the highest possible level globally for a Corporation or self-employed), as well as creating abstract sculptures in different media and techniques, my brain is trained to create and deliver.
I work with materials like bronze, aluminum, wood, resin, and even chocolate, as I am known internationally as a chocolate artist. My sculptures, whether chaotic or refined, are thoughtfully composed to achieve harmony.
My works, like the “Planet series,” are detailed and scientific chocolate experiments of macrophotography visuals.
As my artistic approach also focuses on sustainable life-cycle processes I often use recycled materials like seen in the "Mask series" where onion husks, mandarin peels, fin needles, found plastic pieces, power cables and others are used and allowing the artworks to reveal themself in a completely different context than the original use - instead of ending up as waste, they are now preserved and transformed into valuable and unique artworks.