April 2020 Files

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oil tar

oil tar

Roofing tar coated aluminum pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Roof Tar

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 070

Artist name: Oil Tar

Conception number: 962

Made number: 919

thick as molasses

fixing cracks in a tarred roof

I like how it dries

tiger, tiger, burning bright - w. blake

tiger, tiger, burning bright - w. blake

Painted white casting plaster; clear acrylic resin; copper pipe section; chinese horoscope coin of tiger; black painted mild steel channel base; (Safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W” x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 071

Artist name: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright - W. Blake

Conception number: 963

Made number: 920

Kitten number: 193

Philly chinatown

before Covid-19 hit

birth year coin - tiger!

old eye

old eye

White painted casting plaster; clear acrylic resin; copper pipe section; silicon bronze plug; black painted mild steel channel base; (Safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 072

Artist name: Old Eye

Conception number: 964

Made number: 921

Kitten number: 194

a cut-out bronze slug

once I gave it some polish

it stared back at me

chunks

chunks

White painted plaster casting; acrylic resin; copper pipe section; steel drop off; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Rusty Negatives

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 073

Artist name: Chunks

Conception number: 674a

Made number: 922

Kitten number: 195

some can read tea leaves

some chart their course by the stars

I study metals

pisces moon

pisces moon

White painted plaster; acrylic resin; green paper; aluminum plug; copper pipe section; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 074

Artist name: Pisces Moon

Conception number: 965

Made number: 923

Kitten number: 196

six of us are fish

Joseph calls it March madness

there used to be more!

wave no. 2

wave no. 2

Acrylic scarf pattern pinned to and away from pattern; all spray painted with chalkboard black spray paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 075

Artist name: Wave No. 2

Conception number: 966

Made number: 924

walk the beach at night

when there is no moon shining

I can hear the waves

lonely islander

lonely islander

Painted plaster coated pattern; found broken pint whiskey bottle; green paper with black lettering/scribble; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 076

Artist name: Lonely Islander

Conception number: 967

Made number: 925

at least once a year

news of a bottle is found

with a note inside

SPACE FOR RENT

SPACE FOR RENT

Reinforced cement casting; plastic number plackard; rust stains; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 30.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Cement With New Rust Stains

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 077

Artist name: SPACE FOR RENT

Conception number: 968

Made number: 926

renting a table

hoping for a pleasant day

streamline and make cash

blue content

blue content

Silver metallic painted pattern; white acrylic caulk; sections of four strand blue coated wire; clear acrylic resin; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Blue Tubes

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 078

Artist name: Blue Content

Conception number: 969

Made number: 927

some cheese on toast bread

a cup of soup and crackers

starving a virus

blivet no. 1 - windy, rainy day

blivet no. 1 - windy, rainy day

Plastic shopping bag filled with expandable foam; duct tape; pattern; all covered with chalkboard black spray paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 8.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Blivet; Against The Wind

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 079

Artist name: Blivet No. 1 - Windy, Rainy Day

Conception number: 970

Made number: 928

hunched over figure

on a windy rainy day

heading for shelter

juan, too, tree

juan, too, tree

Polychromatic modified foosball players; polychromatic pattern; half inch diameter steel rod; wooden ends to rod painted chalkboard black; curtain rod supports; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Juan, Too, Tree

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 080

Artist name: Juan, Too, Tree

Conception number: 971

Made number: 929

table soccer - meh!

let me have some fun with it

and make my own team

breaking down

breaking down

Chalkboard black spray painted pattern; section of tree branch; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0H x 18.0”W x 10.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 081

Artist name: Breaking Down

Conception number: 972

Made number: 930

there were no insects

time was just doing its thing

returning to earth

yes, yes, and yes!

yes, yes, and yes!

Painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel shelf; three glasses of cold home made mead in crystal serving glasses; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Shelf series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Toast; Three Cheers; Hip, HIp, Hooray

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 082

Artist name: Yes, Yes, And Yes!

Conception number: 973

Made number: 931

fifteen gallons stored

I better bottle some up

and sample it too

black-woman-ghost-witch-crone

black-woman-ghost-witch-crone

Expandable foam filled plastic shopping bag; pattern; all painted with chalkboard black spray paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 9.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Blivet No. 2

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 083

Artist name: Black-Woman-Ghost-Witch-Crone

Conception number: 974

Made number: 932

I can see it there

but I can not speak for you

always surprising

not changing

not changing

Chalkboard black spray painted small pattern; chromed link chain embedded in clear acrylic resin; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass not shown). (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Unchanging

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 084

Artist name: Not Changing

Conception number: 975

Made number: 933

Kitten number: 197

an old shut padlock

a car sitting and rusting

comfort food/old friends