that is what interests me. ♪ >> tony cragg started his career in the 1970's.terial he happened upon to create simple forms. he turned even plastic waste >> i have the great advantage of being a student at a time when there were very few galleries and museums. everybody that went to art school in the late 1960's knew that they were doing it for themselves on some level. no one was stupid enough to think there would be set a successful artist and exhibitions. >> he soon gained international fame for his ability to create and use cultural language. he combines the abstract and figurative, the traditional and modern, all in a poetic way. his work was featured major exhibitions. he won one of the highest honors in the art world. ♪ >> tony cragg is a dynamic force in sculpture. he examines every material, object, theme. he does not just with the surface. he examines the energy holding the phenomena together and how the energy is reflected back to us on the outside. ♪ >> born in liverpool, tony cragg has lived in germany for more than 30 years. his studio is one of t