{"product_id":"lola-pink","title":"Lola Pink","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLola (Pink)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1999\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBronze\u003cbr\u003e100 × 110 x 30 cm\u003cbr\u003eSigned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanberra Museum and Gallery, acquired through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2012–2013.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn 2025, Canberra Museum and Gallery undertook a review of the patinas on \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola (Black)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola (Pink)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e as part of the ongoing care of the sculptures in the museum’s collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFirst exhibited as a painted wax and plaster wall sculpture in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards the Baroque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, 16 March to 10 April 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFollowing the exhibition, the sculptures were cast in bronze in Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eExhibited at Floriade, Canberra, September 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eInstalled at Orion Sculpture Park, Yass, New South Wales, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAcquired by Canberra Museum and Gallery through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2012–2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e series began with a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in London in the early 1990s. Inspired by the extraordinary displays, I planted tulips in my London garden. After cutting the flowers and bringing them indoors, I became fascinated by the way they continued to transform over many days. They opened wider, twisted towards the light and gradually revealed distinct personalities. What had first appeared to be a simple flower became expressive, animated and almost human. Those observations became the starting point for a body of work that has continued for more than three decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe title \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e was inspired by the Kinks’ song of the same name. As I studied the tulip more closely, I became fascinated by the relationship between the central stamen and the surrounding petals. The flower suggested ideas of identity, female friendship and the coexistence of masculine and feminine characteristics within a single natural form. These ideas informed the series from the outset, although they remained largely unspoken when the sculptures were first exhibited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola (Pink)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e was originally finished with a light pink patina. During its years on public display, the surface has matured naturally into rich bronze tones, reflecting the continuing process of transformation that first inspired the series. Like the tulips that continued to change long after they had been cut, the sculpture itself has evolved through time and exposure, becoming part of its own history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1999\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards the Baroque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Annandale Galleries, Sydney.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember 2000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — Floriade, Canberra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Deakin ACT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2007–2012 — \u003c\/b\u003eOrion Sculpture Park, Yass, NSW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012–present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e — Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (permanent public display).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollections\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eCanberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAcquired through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2012–2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards the Baroque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e. Exhibition catalogue. Annandale Galleries, Sydney, 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBruce James, “Toto, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not on Canvas Any More,” \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, 3 April 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eCassie Proudfoot, \u003cem\u003eA Sculptor Succumbs to Tulip Mania\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, September 2000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith the Arts Relax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, 24 September 2000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eHelen Musa, article on the theft and recovery of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLola (White)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41242028048456,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5717.jpg?v=1785419609","url":"https:\/\/stephaniefullergallery.com\/products\/lola-pink","provider":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}