Lisa Black

Lisa Black is a sculpture artist and jeweler 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.

For the American actress and singer, see Lisa Hartman Black. For the British rhythmic gymnast, see Lisa Black (rhythmic gymnast).
Lisa Black
Born1982
Australia
Known forSculptor, Jeweler
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
  • 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. Walker, Zoe (19 January 2011). "Lisa Black's favourite things". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. Ship, Jesse (2008-06-29). "Format Magazine Interview". Formatmag.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  3. Graham, Michael (2010-04-04). "Treehugger.com article". Treehugger.com article. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  4. "Official Website". Lisablackcreations.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. "Official website". Lisablackcreations.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. Fixed Mammals by Lisa Black Archived 2012-09-06 at Archive.today
  7. Fixed Reptiles by Lisa Black Archived 2012-09-06 at Archive.today
  8. Fixed Birds by Lisa Black Archived 2013-01-28 at Archive.today
  9. Fixed Pheasant Wings by Lisa Black Archived 2013-01-27 at Archive.today
  10. Departed Skulls by Lisa Black Archived 2013-01-28 at Archive.today
  11. Gilded Butterfly Necklaces by Lisa Black Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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