02/12/2025
Artist: Liza Wilson
BIO
This series of sculptures I have been working on for the last couple of years are all non gender specific. My aim was to explore different identities. Sometimes we are a part of the collective and at other times as individuals.
It started with Block Head (image I). Then I got carried away and jumped ahead to more specific identities. Later I realized that Block Head needed further exploration.
Thus “Block Head 2, 3 and 4” came about. I needed a slower evolving process before moving onto a more defined version of the different identities.
Wood is my go to medium, sometimes including metal pieces to compliment the wood surface. I salvage all my wood from different places and always focus on retaining the History of the wood as much as possible. For example “Block Head 2; Four Elements”is assembled from the floor of a sheep shearing shed. Marks left by the sheep, screws and nails have been preserved. As is the case with “Blockhead 3; Trapped Horizons”. Traces of insect activity has left definite traces in the wood. The metal parts come from metal salvage yards and in this way I give new meaning to materials that have been discarded by society.
I also like leaving hidden written messages in my sculptures. Normally encased in the body section of the sculptures. So not accessible after the body section has been sealed. This is just a personal inclusion I like to leave as a personal trace of my own thoughts.
