I've loosened up over the years about materials. I started off working for Matthew Barney, and that's what his mentality is. Even while we were making pieces, like a mold, the mold would make sense conceptually with the piece. That's… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think you just have to trust that the things you're doing make sense, instead of sitting down and analyzing this and that and, "Well, I read Paul-Michel Foucault saying..." The world and the universe have a way of… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
When I was in college, it was Jacques Derrida. Everyone was dropping quotes. I remember thinking that was important - and I don't say… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
I've loosened up over the years about materials. I started off working for Matthew Barney, and that's what his mentality is. Even while we… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
Have you ever had a moment where you finish a piece, and then all of a sudden the piece sort of takes on it's… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
I don't look at a lot of design. I try to stay focused on making sculptural art pieces and somehow translating them into design. — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
It took me a very long time to realize that inherently the materials have this beautiful quality without me having to impose meaning onto… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
This is the personal side of things. When I started going through some of those transitions in my mind, just as a human being… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm changing as a human being, and I think that the work needed to be in line with where I'm at.… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think you just have to trust that the things you're doing make sense, instead of sitting down and analyzing this and that… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
When people ask me now about why I make art, I think that's what I'm seeking - a moment of transcendence with a piece.… — Fernando Mastrangelo Copy Share Image
