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805 Living Pulse Jun 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Inga Guzyte, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Using recycled skateboard decks as her medium, <\/span>Inga Guzyte<\/b> (ingaguzyte.com<\/a>) transforms her passion for skateboarding into sculptural art. Her new #RebelWomen series spotlights women from around the globe\u2014Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Malala Yousafzai, Frida Kahlo\u2014emphasizing their strength, courage, fearlessness and wit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am hoping to share rebellious and empowering stories,\u201d says the 34-year-old artist, who lines her Santa Barbara studio with floor-to-ceiling stacks of skateboard decks (recycled from the nearby Lighthouse Skateshop<\/a>) and waits for the right colors to show up before creating her sculptures. Born in Lithuania, and raised in Germany, she came to Santa Barbara at age 21 to learn English and immerse herself in the California skateboarding culture. Making her way into the male-dominated sport influenced her work. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Inga Guzyte self portrait, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cInga’s work is an exciting combination of vision, originality and high craft,\u201d says Nathan Vonk<\/a>, owner of <\/span>Sullivan Goss Gallery <\/b>(sullivangoss.com<\/a>) in Santa Barbara, where a solo show of Guzyte\u2019s work appears from June 1 through July 23. \u201cWhile her pieces are made from brutal, broken materials, the finished products are both sophisticated and delicate,\u201d he says. \u201cWith her #RebelWomen series, she has added to that appeal by including a message that is powerful, important and uplifting.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally published in the June 2019 issue of 805 Living Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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