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PEOPLE - Gentle Monster Boutique Opening Cocktail in Los Angeles
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Blake Rascoe, Maejor, Taye Yun, George Gallow, Chunky
Gentle Monster Boutique Opening Cocktail Reception, Los Angeles, USA - 05 Oct 2017
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Animals sculptures made from old plastic cutlery, America - 22 Feb 2010
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Animals sculptures made from old plastic cutlery, America - 22 Feb 2010
ART FANS FORK OUT FOR PLASTIC FANTASTIC SCULPTURES
Art fans are fork-ing out a staggering GBP 7,800 for these animal sculptures made from old plastic cutlery found in a dustbin.
The models, which include a dog, eagle and fish, measure from 18 inches to eight feet long and contain up to 500 pieces of junk.
The largest creatures take nine months to make and sell for thousands of pounds.
Sayaka Ganz, 33, sorts everything plastic - from sunglasses and cutlery to baskets and cooking utensils - into 20 colour groups in her basement.
Some of her items are found in dustbins, some in charity shops and the rest are donated by friends and relatives.
The plastic is then tied onto a wire frame to create the unusual sculptures.
Sayaka prints photos showing animals from different angles so she can mark the lines of motion she wants to capture in her work.
She then does a separate sketch with measurements and the shape of the wire frame.
She said: "Once the frame is built I work very spontaneously, always keeping the photos close at hand but without a precise plan.
"All I know is the overall form the finished piece should fill."
Sayaka, from Indiana, United States, was born in Japan but later moved to Brazil and Hong Kong. Her multi-national upbringing has influenced her work.
She said: "I have been collecting plastic objects for over two years now and I have about 20 bins of colour sorted plastics in my basement.
"I only use objects that have been used or discarded by someone else.
"Sometimes I go bin-diving and sometimes I take donations from friends and family.
"I have always loved all sorts of puzzles, starting with jigsaw puzzles when I was little.
"My sculptures are like three-dime...
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