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 own life beyond you? It doesn't happen …

- Fernando Mastrangelo

When I was in college, it was Jacques Derrida. Everyone was dropping quotes. I remember thinking that was important - and I don't say that it's not n…

- Fernando Mastrangelo

It took me a very long time to realize that inherently the materials have this beautiful quality without me having to impose meaning onto them.

- Fernando Mastrangelo

This is the personal side of things. When I started going through some of those transitions in my mind, just as a human being versus as an artist, I …

- Fernando Mastrangelo

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 makin…

- Fernando Mastrangelo

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

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. When I was younger and I was making poli…

- Fernando Mastrangelo

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. Because otherwise you're just …

- Fernando Mastrangelo

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 r…

- Fernando Mastrangelo