Sangkuriang 6 Card pack

Arthur Boyd is best known for his emotive paintings of the Australian bush, but he experimented with many mediums throughout his career, often collaborating with other artists. In 1989, Boyd met printmaker Tony Deigan, who introduced him to the emerging medium of collagraphy. The rich colours and textures created through the collagraph process lent themselves to Boyd’s expressive imagery and the pair worked together on several projects, both in England and Australia.

In the early 1990s, Indra Deigan invited Boyd to collaborate on an artist’s book she was developing for her graduate studies in Canberra. Boyd proposed that an Indonesian story be chosen as the subject matter, continuing his lifetime interest in mythology and reflecting Deigan’s heritage. The legend selected, Sangkuriang, is about a mountain near Deigan’s hometown of Bandung, West Java, called Tangkuban Perahu, which translates to ‘an upside-down boat’.

Boyd created ten original collagraphs depicting dramatic scenes from the story. Indra Deigan then responded with her subtle woodblock printing and text, building key moments in the narrative, and personally binding six of ten editions. Tony Deigan guided the technical aspects of the printmaking while John Tonkin bound four leather editions of the book.

This card pack features 6 of the collagraphs from the Sangkuring series.

Card pack includes 6 gift cards (blank inside) with envelopes.

Presented in a customized card box featuring the Bundanon logo.