Franz West (1947-2012)

“At first they were kind of an illusion, as though they were a joke on the collages. The collages are two-dimensional. They are out of life, in the dimension I inhabit, and I wanted objects in my life. My collages used color easily but my sculptures were white. Using color is like a musical composition, like songs, like a melody. I have been working in papier-mâché for many years. I came to this material because it’s cheap and easy to use. You can make it at home without too many complications. It doesn’t bleed. It doesn’t stink. And you can live with it without being afraid.”
- Franz West