French Artist's Tribute To MJ

French artist Jean-Baptiste Seckler is sculpting a tribute to Michael Jackson in a unique surrounding, outdoors in front of Paris' Pompidou Center.

The artist said that he was seeking to break "the silence and the concentration" required by sculpting by working outdoors. Seckler also said that working in a public place is appropriate for the sculpture because Michael's death "affected everyone, whether you like him or not.

He began the sculpture on Tuesday, four weeks after Michael's passing. He told Associated Press Television News that painters are often seen on the streets of Paris, but rarely sculptors.

Source: MJFC / AP