{"product_id":"i-ll-stay-and-love-obey","title":"I’ll Stay and Love Obey","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI’ll Stay and Love Obey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1994\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBronze, edition of 6\u003cbr\u003eCast by Ken Cook\u003cbr\u003eSigned McDonald\u003cbr\u003e43 × 48 × 44 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ll Stay and Love Obey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is one of Stephanie McDonald’s coloured bronze still lifes of the mid 1990s. Three elongated gourds rise from a large turquoise footed bowl, accompanied by a lemon and a dark dish containing a group of olives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe sculpture transforms the familiar objects of still life into an emphatically physical arrangement. Each element was modelled separately, allowing changes in scale, surface and colour to become part of the composition. The rounded mass of the bowl anchors the work, while the narrow stems of the gourds rise above it and give the sculpture an unexpectedly animated, almost gestural quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eColour is integral to the work. The intense turquoise patination of the bowl contrasts with the warm ochres and browns of the gourds, while the yellow and white lemon and cool grey-blue olives punctuate the composition with smaller areas of colour. Cast by Ken Cook, the sculpture belongs to the period in which richly varied coloured patinas became one of the distinguishing characteristics of McDonald’s bronzes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlthough rooted in the European tradition of still life, the work is not a literal transcription of a painted composition. Familiar domestic and organic objects have been enlarged, isolated and recombined so that they acquire an independent sculptural presence. The objects remain recognisable, but their changed scale, weight and permanence in bronze shift them away from the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1994\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie McDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Coventry Gallery, Sydney, Australia.\u003cbr\u003eThe work is visible in surviving installation photographs from the exhibition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie McDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Delaney Galleries, Perth, Western Australia.\u003cbr\u003eThe work is clearly visible in surviving archival installation photography, displayed on an individual plinth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition VI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSold through Delaney Galleries, Perth.\u003cbr\u003eAcquired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Australia Bank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBronze edition of 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — sold through Delaney Galleries; acquired by National Australia Bank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41326477803592,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5675.jpg?v=1787572164","url":"https:\/\/stephaniefullergallery.com\/products\/i-ll-stay-and-love-obey","provider":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}