{"id":2572,"date":"2013-03-02T16:51:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T16:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2014-08-05T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T14:27:58","slug":"yumfactory-japanese-born-artist-sayaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?p=2572","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2572 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?attachment_id=2573#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tumblr_mij8sj4HyL1qk82ybo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?attachment_id=2574#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tumblr_mij8sj4HyL1qk82ybo2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/yumfactory.tumblr.com\/post\/43578870082\/japanese-born-artist-sayaka-ganz-creates\">yumfactory<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Japanese-born artist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sayakaganz.com\/\">Sayaka Ganz<\/a>\u00a0creates sculptures out of discarded plastics found in thrift stores, converting these unwanted materials into graceful imitations of natural beauty. For her\u00a0<em>Running<\/em>\u00a0series, Ganz created life-like horses in mid-gallop. \u201cJapanese 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,\u201d Ganz explained her interest in recycled materials. She collects multitudes of plastic objects, organizing them in dozens of color-sorted bins in her basement. She then decides what to make when she has enough of one color, referencing photographs of her chosen species to convey its distinct movements and characteristics. Take a look at some photos of her work below as well as a video of her process, images courtesy of Sayaka Ganz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">MORE:\u00a0http:\/\/hifructose.com\/2013\/02\/19\/sayaka-ganz-graceful-sculptures-made-of-recycled-plastics\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>yumfactory: Japanese-born artist\u00a0Sayaka Ganz\u00a0creates sculptures out of discarded plastics found in thrift stores, converting these unwanted materials into graceful imitations of natural beauty. For her\u00a0Running\u00a0series, Ganz created life-like horses in mid-gallop. \u201cJapanese Shinto beliefs are such that all objects and organisms have spirits, and I was taught in kindergarten that objects that are discarded before <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?p=2572\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}