Gugger petter biography for kids

STATEMENT

When I arrived to Calif. in 1986, I saw how the California sun had sun-yellowed/patinated a stack of newspaper on a sunny deck, and I found this yellowing of material quite interesting. So from this point, I started to reflect on how I possibly could use this material.

I found that by rolling the paper in tubes, I could create units, and manipulate them into 3D forms - creating both wall and floor sculptures.

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A couple of years later I started to construct 2D works by the use of a weaving technique. It all evolved quite fast, as I managed to control the material/newspaper, and transform it from a fragile to a strong material.

The most difficult thing working with newspaper is actually what makes this material most interesting to me.

I have always been inspired by challenge, so when I decided to work with newspaper, it was in fact due to the limitations/difficulty this material presented - both in regard to color palette and fragility. My manipulation of the tubes make