lisa farmer - ph. polifemo fotografia
DESCRIPTION
American-born artist / designer Lisa Farmer produces unique leather objects that play with ironic forms and designs. Her labour intensive design pieces are both sculpture and product. Utilising premium vegetable tanned leather and immense craftsmanship, she combines traditional leather-working skills with contemporary technologies, producing avant-garde works distinguished by their originality and timelessness. Still life photo by Leonardo Brogioni/Polifemo FotografiaTRANSCRIPT
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American-born artist / designer Lisa Farmer produces unique leather objects that play
with ironic forms and designs. Her labour intensive design pieces are both sculpture and
product. Utilising premium vegetable tanned leather and immense craftsmanship, she
combines traditional leather-working skills with contemporary technologies, producing
avant-garde works distinguished by their originality and timelessness.
A graduate from East Carolina University (USA) with a Bachelor Fine Arts in Visual
Communication, Lisa now has her own studio practice in Milan where she designs and
meticulously crafts contemporary art objects. Her works are produced upon commission
and sold to private clients and a small selection of stores worldwide.
Pieces from Lisa Farmer have been exhibited in prestigious galleries such as the Victoria
& Albert Museum in London, Bilston Craft Gallery in West Midlands, and at the Saatchi
Gallery during COLLECT, the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects. Her work
has received recognition and been featured in numerous Italian and International
magazines and online publications.
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Lisa’s work investigates such issues as the value of design in craft, the relationship
between user and product and the significance of objects as cultural vessels through
which to address abstract notions. She identifies her role as a catalyst between craft
and design, object and user and seeks to stimulate a more conceptual dialogue through
her experimental approach.
“Hold fast that which is good” is her most recent body of work inspired by Japanese
“irezumi” (a form of tattooing) and the grace and beauty of animals found in mythology
and folklore. By cultivating a sense of belonging between object and user, this collection
supersedes mere function to become a bearer of a higher cultural message. Modern
artifacts, archaic yet contemporary. Vessels born from a heritage of wisdom and knowledge,
time honored craft objects that aspire to become storytellers of human nature.
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“Prosperity” leather vessel _ diameter 25 cm, height 55 cm
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“Virtue” leather vessel _ diameter 25 cm, height 45 cm
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“Passion” leather vessel _ diameter 20 cm, height 44 cm
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“Courage” leather vessel _ diameter 20 cm, height 36 cm
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“Wisdom” leather vessel _ diameter 20 cm, height 30 cm
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“Reliability” vase leather and glass _ diameter 10 cm, height 14 cm
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“Perserverance” leather vessel _ diameter 15 cm, height 14 cm
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“Purpose” vase leather and glass _ diameter 12 cm, height 18 cm
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“Harmony” vase leather and glass _ diameter 18 cm, height 16 cm
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“Protection” leather wearable _ 28 x 20 x 5 cm cm
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“Peace” leather wearable _ 22 x 14 x 5 cm cm
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via procaccini 4, 20154 milano
t +39 02 36552186 c +39 328 7188261
[email protected] www.lisafarmer.com ph. Leonardo Brogioni / Polifemo Fotografia
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