Karla Black is a Scottish sculptor whose work, More of Today, was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2011.[1]
She was born in 1972 in Alexandria and went to the Glasgow School of Art, where she became a Master of Arts in 2004.[1]
She uses everyday objects such as toiletries in her work. The use of soft fabrics, pastel colours and cosmetics in her work is regarded by some critics as feminine but she says that these features have no special feminist significance and just represent their own particular physical nature.[1] Artists who have influenced her work include Bobby Baker, Carolee Schneemann, Günter Brus and Louise Bourgeois.[2][3]
MOST OF THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. There were two works featured in the Turner Prize exhibition, one was called 'Doesn't Care In Words' and the other was called 'More Of The Day'. The description of the sculpture that this artist makes, her materials and influences is pretty much nonsense. Karla Black.