Madonna revolutionized pop music; Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood silverscreen, and now, life-long artist, Victoria Fuller, is shaking up the male-dominated world of Pop art with timeless images, charged with feminity.
Victoria's mixed media originals, silk-screen prints and lush oil paintings are a celebration of popular culture and feminine mystique. With her latest series of "Bunny" paintings, Victoria examines an image that has entered the collective consciousness and is one of the most recognized symbols in the world - the Playboy Bunny.
"I'm inspired by the graphic 'punch' of a Warhol Marilyn or a Peter Max Statue of Liberty now. I have the luxury of exploring another archetype - the World of Playboy".
Luxury and privilege, as Victoria is the first and only artist to ever secure the licensed contract for the use of the trademarked Playboy Bunny symbol from Playboy. As the most photographed and interviewed Playboy Bunny on record, she also holds the title of Miss January 1996 Playboy Centerfold. Victoria has traveled the world to discover that it is Hollywood's movie and television culture, and her love of the magical, cinematic medium that inspires her work. With celebrity friends that line up to have her paint them, it's a wonder Hollywood has not come calling sooner.
The "Bunnies in Motion" series are oil on canvas self-portraits of Victoria in full classic Bunny Costume, striking equally classic coy poses. "What is so interesting about the costume of the Playboy Bunny is that it has not changed since 1953 and is patented by the US government", explains Victoria. As Victoria creates new additions to her collection, she if fulfilling a mission that was formed when she first took brush and pencil in hand to translate the rich workings of her inner life into visual images on canvas and paper.
"I know that movies aren't real, television isn't real. But we as a culture have made pop media an important influence in our culture. Pop art is here to stay."
Victoria's collection, which includes three parts, are broken into The Bunnies in Motion series, The Rabbit Head series, and The Reflections of Playboy series.