Lisa Black (sculptor)

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.

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

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]

  • Departed Vervet, Departed Vervet II, Departed Vervet III, Departed Vervet IV, Departed Vervet V
  • Departed Caracal
  • Departed Baboon
  • Departed Wildcat
  • Departed Ram

Jewelry
  • Gilded Butterflies necklaces[11]

Selected exhibitions

References
  1. 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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