Lisa Black (sculptor)

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Lisa Black
Born1982
Australia
Known forSculptor
Jeweller
Notable work
Fixed Animals
Departed Skulls
MovementMixed metal media

Lisa Black (born 1982) is a sculpture artist and jeweller based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her work often combines taxidermied animals and preserved insects with found metal and sometimes working mechanical parts,[1] and has been described as "Steampunk" art, although she does not use the term herself.[2] She self categorizes her work by adding "Fixed" to the titles of her pieces made to look living, and "Departed" to the pieces made to look deceased.[3][4] The first work in the Fixed series was Fixed Fawn. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire[5] Magazine, The New Zealand Herald,[1] and the television show New Zealand's Next Top Model.

Taxidermy works[]

Fixed series[]

A series of sculptures using taxidermied animals and metal parts from different eras.

  • Fixed Mammals, including Fixed Fawn, Fixed Golden Fawn, Fixed Ferret and Fixed Rat.[6]
  • Fixed Reptiles, including Fixed Crocodile and Fixed Turtle.[7]
  • Fixed Birds, including Fixed Duckling Head and Fixed Black Bird.[8]
  • Fixed Pheasant Wings, a taxidermy work not part of the other series.[9]

Departed series[]

A series of sculptures using the taxidermied skulls of animals and metal parts.[10]

Jewelry[]

  • Gilded Butterflies necklaces[11]

Selected exhibitions[]

  • 2012 'Rogue Taxidermy', La Luz de Jesus Gallery Hollywood, California
  • 2011 Museo Civico di Zoologia Rome, Italy
  • 2011 STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin, Germany
  • 2011 Simon James Design, Auckland, New Zealand
  • 2010 Century Guild Gallery/San Diego Comic-Con International, San Diego, USA
  • 2009 Century Guild Gallery/San Diego Comic-Con International, San Diego, USA
  • 2009 'Creature Discomforts', The Suter Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
  • 2008 Satellite Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

References[]

  1. ^ a b Walker, Zoe (19 January 2011). "Lisa Black's favourite things". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ Ship, Jesse (29 June 2008). "Format Magazine Interview". Formatmag.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ Graham, Michael (4 April 2010). "Treehugger.com article". Treehugger.com article. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Official Website". Lisablackcreations.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Official website". Lisablackcreations.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ Fixed Mammals by Lisa Black Archived 6 September 2012 at archive.today
  7. ^ Fixed Reptiles by Lisa Black Archived 6 September 2012 at archive.today
  8. ^ Fixed Birds by Lisa Black Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today
  9. ^ Fixed Pheasant Wings by Lisa Black Archived 27 January 2013 at archive.today
  10. ^ Departed Skulls by Lisa Black Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today
  11. ^ Gilded Butterfly Necklaces by Lisa Black Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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