Podcast

 

Intro

Hi Peter, Hallo, Guten Tag, Bongiorno. It is wonderful to see you today. We would love to get to know about your tiny sculptures and you. Let's get started with this podcast now. 

 

Q1

Peter, it is wonderful that you are with us here today. We study sculpture as part of our art club. You have inspired us to study your work. You make tiny sculptures. What has inspired you to carve and make tiny art?

Q2

You speak German. We think Italian too? It must be fantastic to speak languages using both new words and sculpture. Do you prefer to speak or to make ideas come to life?

 

Q3:

Recently, my best friend and I went to visit St Ives and the famous sculptor's house, Barbara Hepworth. https://barbarahepworth.org.uk/st-ives/

Have you studied Barbara Hepworth? If not, who are your favourite artists and why?

 

Q4:

My happy place is Cornwall - especially St Ives. I like visiting because I feel the sand on my feet and the sun on my skin. I love to get into the ocean. The sky always seems a different shade of blue. Do you have a happy place and, if so, how does it influence your work as an artist?

 

Q5:

We recently interviewed and met the world-famous artist, Jago. He is Italian, and my teammate has also visited his museum. Where could we see your artwork, and we hope one day we could fly and see you. What do you think about this?

 

Q6:

You live in the mountains. You walk every day. The video of where you live makes your space look spectacular. What was it like growing up in the mountains? 

 

Q7:

What improvements have you noticed between your first and most recent pieces of art? Do you have any top tips for us young artists as we start our journey toward greatness?

 

Q8:

We have met two other artists who also want us to notice their feelings in their art. Do you find it straight forward sculpting feelings as well as sculpting amazing statues?

 

Q9:

I have seen some of your work. I see one sculpture of a girl looking into a mirror. I have been wondering whether you make two of the same sculpture or did you get a mirror and stick it on a wall?

 

Q10:

Peter, I absolutely love art. Do you, and is this your hobby? If it is, we should make a picture together! What about this then, eh?

 

Outro:

1969 _Born in Bolzano ( Italy ), lives and works in Ortisei (BZ).

1983-84 _Art school in Ortisei

1984-90 _Apprenticeship at Heinrich Demetz’s workshop.

1993 _Achievement of the diploma „maestro scultore“

1993-09 _Participation at collective exhibitions in Ortisei (UNIKA), Milan, Vail/Colorado, Leipzig, Lichtenstein/Germany, Gent, Vienna, Florence, Lecce, Bolzano,Istanbul, Palma de Mallorca and Roma. Orders in Italy, Austria, Germany, USA and Iceland. 

1995-02 _Teacher at the vocational school in Ortisei and Selva Gardena.   Subjects:  drawing, history of art und sculpture.

1997-00 _Chairman of the association „Artigianato Artistico Gardenese“ and of the UNIKA group.

1999-02 _Courses in pedagogy, didactics, educational and developmental psychology. 

since 2001 _Lectures and seminars on wood sculpture as well as courses on working with wood and clay, drawing, design and anatomy; among others, for the design centre of the company Swarovski in Wattens (A), the LKJ-Sachsen in Leipzig, the Daetz-Centrum in Lichtenstein (Ger) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara

2002-06 _ Leading teacher of the course on wood sculpture of the Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau , Department of Applied Arts Schneeberg, at the Daetz-Centrum in Lichtenstein ( Germany ).

Awards

2007 _Honour award for the sculpture “dialogo” (dialogue) at the competition “Nova” held in the province of Bolzano 

2007 _1st prize at the competition for the 60^th anniversary of the Bolzano fair for the work “padiglione 1” (hall 1)

2008 _Honour award at the „Premio Arte“ of magazine "Arte"- Giorgio Mondadori, work: „the mirror“ 60 cm x 50 cm, 2008

2009 _ Honour award at the art competition “eroism – inier, ncuei, duman” held in the province of Bolzano, work: “… hero …”, 70 cm x 60 cm, 2009

2010 _Winner at the art competition "III Trienala Ladina" on the Museum Ladin in San Martino in Badia (Italy)

2010 _1st prize at the art prize "Premio Arciere" of Sant' Antioco in Sardegna (Italy) for the work: "L'analfabeta", 45 x 37 cm, (catalogue)

2010 _1st prize at the international artprize "XXXVII Premio Sulmona ", in Sulmona (AQ), for the work: "Remember", 60 x 49 cm, (catalogue)

2014 _1st prize "Premio Pio Alferano" at the art prize "Murat è vivo" in Castellabate (SA), for the work: "nelle strade di Pizzo", 85 x 100 cm, (catalogue)