{"product_id":"kupesi-styles-ii","title":"Kupesi Styles II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDAGMAR DYCK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003eKupesi Styles II, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003escreenprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003eedition of 10, signed and numbered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e600 x 800mm paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700 x 500 image size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003e$590 unframed    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003e$980 framed - black or white box frame no mat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003e$1,040 framed  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- black or white box frame with mat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKupesi Styles I and II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition 10-colour screenprints on BFK Rives\u003cbr\u003ePrinted at Artrite Screenprinting, Onehunga, Auckland\u003cbr\u003eThese prints emerge from my long engagement with the visual languages of Tongan fibre practice. In Tonga, the making of textiles such as ngatu (barkcloth) sits at the centre of cultural life, carrying systems of knowledge, symbolism, and social meaning.\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of this process is the kupesi, a patterned stencil traditionally constructed from plaited pandanus or coconut midrib, and other plant materials. When fetaʻaki (plain barkcloth) is placed over the kupesi and rubbed with pigment from the koka tree, the underlying design surfaces through the process known as tataʻi. The kupesi establishes the structural framework from which the visual composition of the cloth unfolds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003eIn Kupesi Styles I and II, I draw on this visual system, translating kupesi patterning through the medium of screenprint. Motifs such as the lion, dove, crown, eagle, and Halley’s Comet appear alongside geometric formations drawn from barkcloth traditions, referencing, in my own way, relationships between cosmology, chiefly authority, and Tongan symbolic language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003eRather than replicating barkcloth directly, these prints explore how kupesi structures can shift across materials and contexts. Through colour, repetition, and modular composition, the works extend the logic of Tongan fibre technologies into contemporary printmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease allow up to 2-3 weeks for framing in some cases custom framing can take longer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo quote any other custom framing needs including mats, conservation glass or non reflective glass options please call or get in touch\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that some of the framed images online are mockups only and serve only as a representation of the actual framed artwork.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"screenprint\"}'\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-f5e5fe8f-7fff-3747-aec7-07e85b63b99e\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork can be shipped overseas please get in touch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/richardboyddunlop.co.nz\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for a shipping quote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dagmar Dyck","offers":[{"title":"unframed","offer_id":54123655201052,"sku":null,"price":590.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"white box framed no mat","offer_id":54123655233820,"sku":null,"price":980.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"black box framed no mat","offer_id":54123655266588,"sku":null,"price":980.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"white box framed with mat","offer_id":54123655299356,"sku":null,"price":1040.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"black box framed with mat","offer_id":54123655332124,"sku":null,"price":1040.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3927\/0972\/files\/Dagmar_Dyck_Kupesi_Styles_II_screenprint_800_x_600_mm_paper_web_1.png?v=1779061406","url":"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/products\/kupesi-styles-ii","provider":"Boyd-Dunlop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}