Karla Black

Karla Black makes sculptures with the same vein of materials that I am interested in. The glossy, the ephemeral, and the hyper-processed. This is why I am intrigued. Lots of images of her work at the Mary Mary gallery.



Platonic Solid (detail) 2009
Plaster powder, powder paint, sugar paper, chalk, lipstick



Made To Wait 2009
Cellophane, sellotape, paint, toothpaste, hair gel, nail varnish, moisturising cream





Don’t Adapt, Detach 2009
Cellophane, paint, sellotape, spray deodorant, athlete’s foot spray, glitter eyeliner, hair gel



[Installation view, this title describes the floor piece. I am unsure about the one above it.]
Surplus Is A Given 2009
Petroleum jelly, paint, body moisturising creams