Paradise Lost was exhibited at Dick Bett Gallery in Hobart, Tasmania in 1996. This was her first exhibition of dry pastel drawings after having worked exclusively with copper plate etching. In this exhibition Coppola begins to use colour to express the cultural concerns that she had begun to explore in the series of etchings – In the Garden of Eve. These drawing also explore the moment of expulsion from the Garden where nature begins to go wild and mutate, new plants are formed – different species mutate to create and the garden is no longer contained by human nurturing.
Paradise Lost I
1996
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Paradise Lost II
1996
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Paradise Lost III
1996
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Paradise Lost IV
1996
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Paradise Lost V
1996
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Untitled I
1996
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The Dance (A. Loves E.)
1996
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Untitled II
1996
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Forest (Crimson)
1996
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Forest (Blue)
1996
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Forest (Pink)
1996
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Unicorn
1996
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The Little Green Forest
1996
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Crimson Forest
1996
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L'Espalier I
1996
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L'Espalier II
1996
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Blood Red I
1996
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Blood Red II
1996
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112h x 76w cm
Pastel on paper
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