Driven by a combination of passion for fitting odd shapes together and a sympathy toward discarded objects, Japanese sculptor Sayaka Kajita Ganz creates animals from plastic junk.
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"I am always collecting and reclaiming objects, from thrift stores and donations and dumpsters. I have them sorted by color into about 20 large plastic storage bins. When I have enough of one color I can make a plan for a project."
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"I focus on a specific animal or select a few candidates that may have a type of motion I want to depict. I do some internet research, look for photo reference books and come up with as many images of those animals as I can find. Then I select an animal and a pose or motion that is most appropriate and sketch out the plans for armature. I don't sketch a lot, just to figure out the sizes and general form. Then I make the armature according to this plan, paint it the right color and the rest is very spontaneous."
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"I drill holes into plastic objects and tie them onto the armature using electrical wire of similar color taken from old toys and appliances. I keep adding objects, stepping back, switching them out and adding some more until the sculpture looks fully formed."
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"I spent my early childhood in Japan but I grew up in several different countries. Japanese Shinto beliefs are such that all objects and organisms have spirits, and I was taught in kindergarten that objects that are discarded before their time weep at night inside the trash bin. This became a vivid image in my mind. The constant need to adjust to a new environment also gave me a strong desire to fit in and to create harmony around me."
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"I only select objects that have been used and discarded. My goal is for each object to transcend its origin by being integrated into an animal/ organic forms that are alive and in motion. This process of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as an artist."
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"I try to understand the human relationships by building these sculptures."
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"The objects that we use around the house are often designed to fit our hands or body and have beautiful curvilinear forms. I love putting odd shapes and forms together like a puzzle, so these objects work very well. I also like all the colors they come in, and that there are subtle variations in colors within each spectrum."
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"I like to think of these objects as having very human qualities, each having different shapes, each having different history. Some are bent, burned, stained or cracked."
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"Each also possesses a primary visual direction, long and linear pieces becoming almost like an arrow and more spherical or circular pieces more static, wanting to remain where they are. When I put these into a sculpture it almost feels like trying to persuade a group of people to do something together."
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"Some are very stiff and stubborn, some are flexible and pliable, some areas will have very close connections between objects and other will have huge gaps. But with all the small gaps and cracks and stains the piece still looks beautiful when you step back and look at it, as long as the overall orientation of the linear objects create a single visual flow. If we can share a vision, even if the details don't become completely seamless we can do something beautiful together."
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"Building these sculptures helps me understand the situations that surround me. It reminds me that even if there is a conflict right now, there is also a solution in which all the pieces can coexist peacefully. Though there are wide gaps in some areas and small holes in others, when seen from the distance there is great beauty and harmony in our community. Through my sculptures I transmit a message of hope."
"My favourite is "Emergence", two large horses emerging from the wall. I have always loved horses and I think that this one captures the motion very well, so that you can almost feel the wind trailing behind them."
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“When you look at the piece from the distance you see the form of the horse galloping, but when you get up close you start to see that individual objects were used.”
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Her works range from 18 inches to 8 feet long and take up to a month to finish.
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Some of her plastic artworks have sold for as much as $12,000.
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Check her website: www.sayakaganz.com
Source: zouchmagazine, e-junkie and digitaljournal
[link]"I am always collecting and reclaiming objects, from thrift stores and donations and dumpsters. I have them sorted by color into about 20 large plastic storage bins. When I have enough of one color I can make a plan for a project."
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[link]"I focus on a specific animal or select a few candidates that may have a type of motion I want to depict. I do some internet research, look for photo reference books and come up with as many images of those animals as I can find. Then I select an animal and a pose or motion that is most appropriate and sketch out the plans for armature. I don't sketch a lot, just to figure out the sizes and general form. Then I make the armature according to this plan, paint it the right color and the rest is very spontaneous."
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[link]"I drill holes into plastic objects and tie them onto the armature using electrical wire of similar color taken from old toys and appliances. I keep adding objects, stepping back, switching them out and adding some more until the sculpture looks fully formed."
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[link]"I spent my early childhood in Japan but I grew up in several different countries. Japanese Shinto beliefs are such that all objects and organisms have spirits, and I was taught in kindergarten that objects that are discarded before their time weep at night inside the trash bin. This became a vivid image in my mind. The constant need to adjust to a new environment also gave me a strong desire to fit in and to create harmony around me."
[link]"I only select objects that have been used and discarded. My goal is for each object to transcend its origin by being integrated into an animal/ organic forms that are alive and in motion. This process of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as an artist."
[link]"I try to understand the human relationships by building these sculptures."
[link]"The objects that we use around the house are often designed to fit our hands or body and have beautiful curvilinear forms. I love putting odd shapes and forms together like a puzzle, so these objects work very well. I also like all the colors they come in, and that there are subtle variations in colors within each spectrum."
[link]"I like to think of these objects as having very human qualities, each having different shapes, each having different history. Some are bent, burned, stained or cracked."
[link]"Each also possesses a primary visual direction, long and linear pieces becoming almost like an arrow and more spherical or circular pieces more static, wanting to remain where they are. When I put these into a sculpture it almost feels like trying to persuade a group of people to do something together."
[link]"Some are very stiff and stubborn, some are flexible and pliable, some areas will have very close connections between objects and other will have huge gaps. But with all the small gaps and cracks and stains the piece still looks beautiful when you step back and look at it, as long as the overall orientation of the linear objects create a single visual flow. If we can share a vision, even if the details don't become completely seamless we can do something beautiful together."
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[link]"Building these sculptures helps me understand the situations that surround me. It reminds me that even if there is a conflict right now, there is also a solution in which all the pieces can coexist peacefully. Though there are wide gaps in some areas and small holes in others, when seen from the distance there is great beauty and harmony in our community. Through my sculptures I transmit a message of hope."
"My favourite is "Emergence", two large horses emerging from the wall. I have always loved horses and I think that this one captures the motion very well, so that you can almost feel the wind trailing behind them."
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[link]“When you look at the piece from the distance you see the form of the horse galloping, but when you get up close you start to see that individual objects were used.”
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Her works range from 18 inches to 8 feet long and take up to a month to finish.
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[link]Some of her plastic artworks have sold for as much as $12,000.
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[link]Check her website: www.sayakaganz.com
Source: zouchmagazine, e-junkie and digitaljournal
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