Public events
2-hours Live-Show, Germany
Frankfurt's sweetest temptation
Event: "IMEX Business fair & Convention"
Gerhard demonstrated impressively his artistic chocolate working skills in a "Live" 2-hours Show.
The requested "CANADA" writing on a balloon was positioned in the Center, embedded in a bed of ornamental fine-art dot pipings on dark chocolate..
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
TV-studio guest, Australia
Portrait "Master of chocolate"
Event: Studio-guest, channel9
On Easter Sunday, Gerhard, or the “Master of Chocolate” as Channel 9 called him, was invited to the studio to present his impressive and unique chocolate art to Australia. Gerhard presented a selection of artworks like a body painting on a male torso, 3 fine-art high-heels, a set of glasses, chocolate bottles, a fine-art chocolate cake, branches, leaves and the whole table was delicately hand-piped and decorated.
World Chocolate Masters competition, Australia
Fighting for the title "Australian Chocolate Master"
Event: "World Chocolate Masters competition
As Gerhard was one of the 5 best Australian Chocolatiers and a finalist at the National Selection of the "World Chocolate Masters" competition, he had to create various masterpieces related to the theme: "Architecture of Taste".
Location: Sydney, Australia
Live-Performance on stage, Germany
"Choco meets fashion"
Event: "Chocol'ART", Germany
At the chocolate fashion show, Gerhard presented live a real masterpiece and chocolate artwork par excellence. Never ever before an artist connected two models with chocolate and made them undividable. In front of the audience, he created this holistic body-artwork as an impressive show-act. A fantastic dream journey into the world of beauty, harmony and desires in chocolate.
Choco Classico, Germany
Chocolate pagoda in style
Event: Chocolate festival "ChocoClassico"
Gerhard was invited to be the main artist at the chocolate festival and had a beautifully designed pagoda, with a glass Chandelier and an oriental carpet. He had multiple presentations on stage and also answered with pleasure any questions arisen from the countless visitors.
Location: Dresden, Germany
Chocolate festival, Germany
Solo artist, City hall of Paderborn
Event: Chocolate festival of City Paderborn"
Gerhard was invited to be the main artist at the 1st chocolate festival, organized by the City of Paderborn.
He presented 21 chocolate sculptures, which also added another sweet note: It was the “Largest single artist chocolate exhibition”, ever.
Amount sculptures: 21 , from 2-180 kg (4.4-396 lbs)
Visitors: 24 000 in 3 days
Location: Paderborn, Germany
Largest Chocolate Santa in the world, Germany
PRO7, TV channel
Event: Largest Chocolate Santa in the world
Gerhard bet with a TV station (PRO7) that it is possible to create the largest Chocolate Santa alone, without a team. Well, it was a hard task and he did not sleep much during this 72-hours challenge but at the end the city of Wernigerode had for sure Germany`s sweetest Santa on their Christmas market!
Height of sculpture: 3,65 m
Visitors: around 20 000 in WR (in person), on TV (Europe-wide)
Location: Wernigerode, Germany