{"product_id":"plastic-maori-pink","title":"Plastic Maori Pink","description":"\u003cp\u003eEDWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlastic Maori Pink \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edigital print -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e297 x 420 mm A 3 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eedition of 10 - signed and numbered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$500 unframed \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$750 framed with white or black  box frame no mat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$830 framed white or black box frame with mat \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo discuss any other custom framing needs including conservation glass or Non reflective glass options please call or get in touch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlastic Māori is a deeply introspective body of work by emerging New Zealand artist Edward examining the complexities of identity within contemporary Māori experience. Balancing a visually playful surface with an underlying psychological tension, the series navigates the dissonance between cultural inheritance and lived reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdward draws attention to an often-unspoken internal dialogue. The questioning of authenticity. The pressure to perform identity through language, ritual, or proximity to tradition. The work sits within this space of uncertainty, where connection to culture is both desired and, at times, confronting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than positioning identity as something to be proven or reclaimed through prescribed pathways, Plastic Māori challenges the notion of cultural legitimacy itself. It proposes that identity is not conditional. It exists independent of fluency, immersion, or external validation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a quiet confrontation within the work. A tension between pride and hesitation, belonging and distance. Edward does not attempt to resolve these contradictions, instead presenting them as an honest reflection of a broader contemporary experience.  I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en this way, Plastic Māori \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoperates as both a personal narrative and a wider cultural commentary. It acknowledges the layered realities of modern Māori identity while rejecting the expectation to define or defend it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":54022473679132,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"framed white box frame no mat","offer_id":54022473711900,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"framed black box frame no mat","offer_id":54022473744668,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"framed black box frame black mat","offer_id":54022473777436,"sku":null,"price":830.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3927\/0972\/files\/EdwardplasticMaoripinkweb.png?v=1775333966","url":"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/products\/plastic-maori-pink","provider":"Boyd-Dunlop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}