January 2016 Air Gun
the return of christmas
Cast aluminum; painted wooden images; safety glass; mild steel channel base painted metallic.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.5"W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Christmas 2015
Tribal name: Karami Gulf Province, Western Province border, northeast of Tao-Suamoto.
Artist name: The Return Of Christmas
Conception number: 410 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 299 of 810
Kitten number: 035
a house warming gift
father-in-laws old toolbox
full of bits and bobs
tiny tiny footprints
Beaten bronze; raffia grass; mild steel channel base dipped in mortar slurry; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Kitten Beaten With Chain; Footprints In Snow
Tribal name: Karawa Sandaun Province, Lumi district, Pulwa village.
Artist name: Tiny Tiny Footprints
Conception number: 347 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 300 of 810
Kitten number: 036
an inch of snow falls
city street full of walkers
a sea of footprints
sib with riser vents
Unblasted bronze; painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sib With Riser Vents
Tribal name: Kare Madang Province.
Artist name: Sib With Riser Vents
Conception number: 412 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 301 of 810
Kitten number: 037
venting by-product
metal follows steam and gas
a bunch of bald heads
ron shaw's kitten named rick - "carrying the load"
Painted aluminum; raffia grass; mice toys; mild steel channel base dipped in cement slurry; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Truckers' Tan/Rick Shaw
Tribal name: Karkar-Yuri Sandaun Province, Amanab district, Papua, Indonesian border area.
Artist name: Ron Shaw's Kitten Named Rick- "Carrying The Load"
Conception number: 349 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 302 of 810
Kitten number: 038
white boy trucker's tan
cement slurry covered base
load all secured down
koan no. 348
Sib casting with fishnet; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sib With Fishnet
Tribal name: Karnai Morobe Province, 4 mainland villages near Wasu; 3 on southwest Umboi island.
Artist name: Koan No. 348
Conception number: 348 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 303 of 810
Kitten number: 039
walk along the surf
something caught in an old net
set it free again
spears up
Cast brass; stainless steel "spears"; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass. (Keneseth series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Spears
Tribal name: Karore West New Britain Province, Kandrian district, between Andru and Johanna rivers.
Artist name: Spears Up
Conception number: 418 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 304 of 810
Kitten number: 040
Image by Joseph Acquah
strange stainless spear forms
brimming rusting coffee can
all clean and spotless
empty belly
Bronze casting; brass gas difusers; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 8.5”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Viral Strain
Tribal name: Kasua Southern Highlands Province, east and south of Mount Bosavi; northeast Western Province, Olosobip RLLG; northwest Gulf Province, West Kikori RLLG.
Artist name: Empty Belly
Conception number: 394 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 305 of 810
Kitten number: 041
Image by Joseph Acquah
must be two hundred
bag full of gas difusers
back when there was need
orbs
Bronze casting; brass knobs; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sib With Brass Knobs
Tribal name: Kate Morobe Province, Finschhafen district.
Artist name: Orbs
Conception number: 405 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 306 of 810
Kitten number: 042
Image by Joseph Acquah
they are just some knobs
i wish they would make some sound
but they are not bells
ink + wax
Polychromatic aluminum casting; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base; colored waxes; India ink.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Wax And Ink
Tribal name: Kaulong West New Britain Province, Kandrian district, southwest.
Artist name: Ink + Wax
Conception number: 417 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 307 of 810
Kitten number: 043
Image by Joseph Acquah
yellow, red and blue
down beneath the black surface
a world all its own
listing to port
One inch acrylic; polychromatic vinyl; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 17.5”W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Mediterranean Vinyl
Tribal name: Kawacha Morobe Province, east of Ampale, Katsiong census unit area.
Artist name: Listing To Port
Conception number: 345 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 308 of 810
Image by Joseph Acquah
canvas sails are up
we are catching some strong winds
we'll make good time
abacus kitten 4,272,625
Brass casting; stainless steel; ceramic; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass. (Keneseth series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Abacus + Number
Tribal name: Kayan Madang Province, Bogia district, coast east of Ramu river.
Artist name: Abacus Kitten 4,272,625
Conception number: 419 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 309 of 810
Kitten number: 044
a box full of crowns
not enough for king nothing
true kings need just one
stained glass
Aluminum casting; vinyl stained glass; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Stained Glass
Tribal name: Keak East Sepik Province.
Artist name: Stained Glass
Conception number: 420 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 310 of 810
Kitten number: 045
stained glass for transom
asleep until sunlight shows
all of its beauty
one off
1" acrylic pattern; plastic shims; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Shims
Tribal name: Keapara Central Province, coast east of Hood peninsula to Lalaura west of Cape Rodney.
Artist name: One Off
Conception number: 406 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 311 of 810
treads for square sandals?
a set of collector grids?
they are just waiting
wheels
Bronze casting; brass rods; bronze discs; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0”W x 3.0"D
Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Wheels
Tribal name: Kein Madang Province, Trans-Gogol district.
Artist name: Wheels
Conception number: 422 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 312 of 810
Kitten number: 046
shields waiting for war
buttons from a cardboard box
wheels from an old toy
y
One inch acrylic; prunings; unpainted 4" 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: Divining
Tribal name: Kele Manus Province, south coast island, Buyang, Droia, Kawaliap, Koruniat, Tingau.
Artist name: Y
Conception number: 411 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 313 of 411
a heap of yard twigs
we can not burn where we live
shelter for sparrows
deep texture
Painted one inch acrylic pattern distressed and painted; 4” 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: Texture Depths
Tribal name: Kenati Eastern HIghlands Province, Wonenara district, Wonenara area.
Artist name: Deep Texture
Conception number: 425 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 314 of 810
time heals many wounds
until we pass the mirror
and all roils back up
spoons + slicks + lifters
One inch painted acrylic pattern; bronze molding tools; butchers' string; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Molders Tools
Tribal name: Keoru-Ahia Gulf Province, west of Kerema, Purari river mouth east to Bairu river.
Artist name: Spoons + Slicks + Lifters
Conception number: 423 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 315 of 810
a worker now dead?
this was some man's job one time
the tools of his trade
tropical bush abstract
One inch acrylic pattern; painted; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Tropical Bush
Tribal name: Kerewo Gulf Province, Omati river west bank, east and inland to Samoa village.
Artist name: Tropical Bush Abstract
Conception number: 424 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 316 of 810
the tropical colors
so pretty before the eye
better not to eat