February 2006 Shake-Out Table
three layer cork
Three layers of cork; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Three Layer Cork
Tribal name: Gaina Oro Province, Ijivitari district, Iwuji village area, inland from Solomon sea.
Artist name: Three Layer Cork
Conception number: 290 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 201 of 810
mountains and coastal
we were local we saw both
most time in mountains
relic no. 2 dots
Brown plastiline with clay pattern remnants pressed on; clay pattern remnants painted with white dots; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Relic 2 Dots
Tribal name: Gal Madang Province, Gogol river.
Artist name: Relic 2 Dots
Conception number: 310 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 202 of 810
Australian dots
amazing how dots can help
a whole nother cat!
art mezuzahs
Sand blasted wooded pattern with bronze and epoxy fobs; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Mezuzahs
Tribal name: Galeya Milne Bay Province, Fergusson island, Esa'ala district, Gameta, Ulua, Lau'oya, Duduna, Momo'awa and Sebutuya wards.
Artist name: Art Mezuzahs
Conception number: 301 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 203 of 810
at every door
there is an art lover here
studio is home
wedges
Wedges attached to pattern and then green plastiline applied over all; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not show).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 5.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Wedges
Tribal name: Ganglau Madang Province.
Artist name: Wedges
Conception number: 311 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 204 of 810
remember Gumby?
his clay was a lot greener
still fun all the same
peach with wheels
Peach colored modeling clay over pattern; board with wheels attached; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 29.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Peach Wheels
Tribal name: Gants Madang Province.
Artist name: Peach With Wheels
Conception number: 312 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 205 of 810
maybe kinetic
"I've got wheels and I've got heels."
teenage girl with car
3 string bronze
Pressed hardboard with twine and bronze; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: 3 String Bronze
Tribal name: Gapapaiwa Milne Bay Province, Makamaka district, Cape Vogel south coast, inland on Ruaba river.
Artist name: 3 String Bronze
Conception number: 298 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 206 of 810
what is the last straw?
the loads we carry each day
someday take their toll
raised grain
Sand blasted wood pattern; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: Bernio 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sand Blasted Wood
Tribal name: Garus Madang Province, Astrolabe bay.
Artist name: Raised Grain
Conception number: 313 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 207 of 810
skin weathered by age
still, we must continue on
tired now, I must sit
black crack cement
Cement pattern with black automotive epoxy in cracks then scraped out; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0" D
Weight: 40.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Black Crack Cement
Tribal name: Gavak Madang Province, Segar, Dindareng, Basken, Pagin, Dawo, and Malan villages.
Artist name: Black Crack Cement
Conception number: 296 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 208 of 810
I still have some use
broken teapots can be fixed
just a slight mending
terra foam
Pattern sprayed with expanded foam and then sprayed with terra cotta paint; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Terra Foam
Tribal name: Gedaged Madang Province; Sek, Yakob, KarKar, and Bagabag islands, Astrolabe bay, Madang coastal villages area.
Artist name: Terra Foam
Conception number: 314 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 209 of 810
trail is all muddy
slipping and sliding around
I don't want to fall
anemone
Pattern with modeling clays; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Clown Fish Cat
Tribal name: Gende Madang Province, Bundi district near Bundi.
Artist name: Anemone
Conception number: 45 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 210 of 810
I fear the water
I sit at the water's edge
fish, jump in my mouth!
two layer pressboard
Pressboard cutouts applied to pressboard pattern; chalk dust; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Two layer Pressboard
Tribal name: Ghayavi Milne Bay Province, Alotau district, Weraura local government area, north coast Goodenough bay, Uga west to Wadobuna east, including Rabaraba.
Artist name: Two Layer Pressboard
Conception number: 291 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 211 of 810
I see a mobile
hanging/waiting for some air
storm clouds far off yet
two layer wood
Sandblasted pattern with black epoxy; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not show).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Two Layer Wood
Tribal name: Gimi West New Britain Province, southwest coast and inland, Johanna river to Anu river.
Artist name: Two Layer Wood
Conception number: 315 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 212 of 810
here is a plump one
too much meat does not spoil soup!
adults sing/kids dance
wire and wood
Sandblasted wood pattern and braided wire; metal fasteners; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Wire And Wood
Tribal name: Gimi Eastern Highland Province, Okapa district; small area in adjacent Chimbu Province.
Artist name: Wire And Wood
Conception number: 316 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 213 of 810
J. Cash ring of fire
Jesus had his crown of thorns
a matter of time
mississippi
Brown plastiline over pattern; black permanent marker; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Mississippi
Tribal name: Ginuman Milne Bay Province, Mount Simpson to Naraka coast, Goodenough bay; Central Province, Abau district, Amazon RLLG.
Artist name: Mississippi
Conception number: 299 of estimated 310 PNG languages.
Made number: 214 of 810
swirling black eddies
much color after the rains
water is all dark
asaro mud cat
Green plastiline over pattern; toothpicks and gray modeling clay also applied; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 25.0"W x 6.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Asaro Cat
Tribal name: Girawa Madang Province, Ramu district.
Artist name: Asaro Mud Cat
Conception number: 247 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 215 of 810
phantasms at night
what is that in the bushes?
claws and teeth clicking
long time ago
Casting wax; paint; permanent marker; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0"H x 28.0"W x 5.0"D
Weight: 65.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Fossil
Tribal name: Gitua Morobe Province, Huon peninsula north coast.
Artist name: Long Time Ago
Conception number: 317 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 216 of 810
hiding in the ground
find it by taking away
sleeping peacefully
rotting
Brown plastiline over pattern; polychromatic painted expansion foam; dried moss; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 12.0"W x 23.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Fallen
Tribal name: Gizrra Western Province, South Fly area, northeast of Torres Strait, Saibai island, Kulalae, Ngomtono, Barnap, Kupere, and Waidoro villages.
Artist name: Rotting
Conception number: 142 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 217 of 810
pretty is deadly
poisonous mushrooms pop up
vultures of forest
bamboo
Pattern covered with cut bamboo; black automotive body panel epoxy; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Bamboo
Tribal name: Gnau Sandaun Province, Nambio census division, northwest of Maimai.
Artist name: Bamboo
Conception number: 249 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 218 of 810
a grove of bamboo
oriental Lincoln logs
from a car park isle