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Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations

May 26, 2012 By Wendy Campbell

Boris-II-Sayaka-GanzSome recent work from  Sayaka Ganz (featured).  Ganz was born in Yokohama, Japan and grew up living in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Currently she teaches design and drawing courses at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW).  Using reclaimed scrap metal and plastic household objects as her materials, Sayaka’s recent sculptures depict animals in motion.

“Scrap metal pieces themselves are ultimately what trigger my imagination to create these animal sculptures. Every piece has its own history and memory, bent, torn and rusted from being used outdoors for a long time. They are lifelike and organic in that sense. Looking at them inspires me and almost instinctively I see, for example, a dog’s head, a bird’s leg, or a deer’s back. Then in response I go and find other pieces that could fit to create the whole animal.”

To see more, visit SayakaGanz.com.




Filed Under: ART, Eco-Art, Sculpture, Women in Visual Arts Tagged With: Found Object Art, Japanese Art, Recycled Art, Sayaka Ganz

Sayaka Ganz: Sculpture

March 3, 2010 By Wendy Campbell

Emergence-Sayaka Ganz - 2008

Born in Japan and living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sayaka Ganz has a BA in printmaking and an MFA in 3D Study with a concentration in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

To create her sculptures, Ganz finds discarded objects including plastic utensils, toys, and metal pieces and gives them a second life and a new home..

“The human history behind these objects gives them life in my eyes.  My goal is for each object to transcend its origins by being integrated into an animal form that seems alive. This process of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as an artist. By building these sculptures I try to understand the human relationships that surround me. It is a way for me to contemplate and remind myself that even if there is conflict right now, there is a way for all the pieces to fit together.”

To see more of Ganz’s work visit SayakaGanz.com.

Sources: This iz Art

Related Books:
Recycled Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap

The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
Recycled Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap

Filed Under: ART, Eco-Art, Sculpture, Women in Visual Arts Tagged With: Recycled Art, Sayaka Ganz

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