little smeary

Negative acrylic pattern; wood; clear flexible adhesive; unpainted mild steel channel base; black background;  (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:  Acrylic Negative - Kitten

Tribal name:  Mbore  Madang Province, Bogia district, Ramu river area and east.  8 villages.

Artist name:  Little Smeary

Conception number:  570 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  437 of 810

Kitten number:  090

     heat and sweat and dust

     take their toll on my glasses

     things are not so clear

large smeary

Acrylic; wood; clear flexible adhesive; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base; black background.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   30.0"H x 23.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Large Acrylic Negative

Tribal name:  Mbula Morobe Province, Siassi district, east Umboi island, 6 villages; Sakar island, 1 village.

Artist name:  Large Smeary

Conception number:  571 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  438 of 810

     moving eyes inward

     focus on the negative

     the not so good goes

searching: "there has to be something here!"

Acrylic; gold leaf; paint; unpainted 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:  Colored Tubes

Tribal name:  Medebur  Madang Province, coast just north of Sikor at Medebur.

Artist name:  Searching:  "There Has To Be Something Here!"

Conception number:  560 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  439 of 810

Kitten number:  091

     Anne sings a squirrel song

     found a pea-nut, found apea-

     the birds are singing

"all these channels! nothing on. let's go for a walk."

Acrylic; foam; spackle; television remote control; unpainted mild steel channel; black paint; (4" mild steel H beam base not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6  19.0"H x 19.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  television

Tribal name:  Mehek  Sandaun Province, Nuku district, Makru-Klaplei area, Torricelli mountains lower foothills, southeast of Siliput.  9 large villages.

Artist name:  "All These Channels! Nothing On.  Let's Go For A Walk."

Conception number:  576 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  440 of 810

Kitten number:  092

     $20 dollar find

     thrift store television

     best picture and sound

black and blue

Acrylic; rubber knobs; blue dye; unpainted 4" steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   26.0"H x 18.0"W x 5.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Rubb er Knobs

Tribal name:  Mekeo Central Province, Kaiyuku district, inland, west boundary is Waima, east are Kuni and Kunimaipa language areas; into Gulf Province.

Artist name:  Black And Blue

Conception number:  572 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  441 of 810

     will you look at this?

     I am sure it is something dreadful

     it is just a rash

fatty

Acrylic; red underleaf; gold leaf; shellacked wood; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   12.0"H x 8.5"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Negative Acrylic Kitten Leafed

Tribal name:  Mekmek  East Sepik Province.

Artist name:  Fatty

Conception number:  574 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  442 of 810

Kitten number:  093

     sweet potato cheeks

     full to the point of bursting

     more sweet potato

ok tedi copper mine

Acrylic; painted wood trim; gold, copper, silver leaf; unpainted 4" steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   30.0"H x 29.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Large Negative Acrylic Leafed

Tribal name:  Melpa  Western Highlands Province, Hagen District.

Artist name:  Ok Tedi Copper Mine

Conception number:  573 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  443 of 810

     when copper is gone

     things will go back to normal

     or the new normal

dying can be beautiful

Acrylic; dye; rubber knobs; plaster; cardboard; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   26.0"H x 18.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Dying Can Be Beautiful

Tribal name:  Mende  Sandaun Province, Nuku district, Torricelli range hills sloping south toward Sepik river plains.  15 villages east of Mehek.

Artist name:  Dying Can Be Beautiful

Conception number:  578 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  444 of 810

     accept suffering

     then the world will make some sense

     we suffer - His will

upended

Green tempered glass;  permanent marker; unpainted mild steel channel base; plaster; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   13.0"H x 9.5"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 8.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Tempered Glass

Tribal name:  Mengen  East New Britain Province, Pomio district, Jacquinot bay and inland, 20 villages; West New Britain Province, Talasea district, coast, Bismark Sea.

Artist name:  Upended

Conception number:  579 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  445 of 810

Kitten number:  094

     my foot on thin ice

     this does not shatter apart

     It only fractures

praise him!

Aluminum pattern; polychromatic wooden pieces; bronze and plastic accessories; silver painted steel channel; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 22.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Praise Him!

Tribal name: Menya Morobe Province, Menyamya district, north Tauri river area and tributaries; Gulf Province, Karema district, Naniwe area.

Artist name: Praise Him

Conception number: 556 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 446 of 810

Kitten number: 095

one will win for sure

meat or this will fight it out

which one will it be?

market day

Shellacked plaster coated pattern; paint; poly-chromatic anodized aluminum;  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:  Anodized Pieces

Tribal name:  Meramera West New Britain Province, Bialla district, northwest coast to Toriu river and inland; East New Britain Province, Lolobau island, coast east to Cape Torkoro.

Artist name:  Market Day

Conception number:  583 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  447 of 810

     things from my garden

     help me make money for rice

     then we are well fed

koan no. 575

Acrylic; newsprint; amber shellac; wood framing; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO  1/6 30.0"H x 29.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 28.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Newpaper Over Negative Acrylic

Tribal name:  Mesem Morobe Province, Lae district, Boana subdistrict, interior north of Lae.  14 villages.

Artist name:  Koan No. 575

Conception number:  575 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  448 of 810

     a stone in water

     until the rings fade away

     this is the last one

silver wheels

Acrylic; layout fluid; white paint; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO  1/6   12.0"H x 9.5"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Silver Wheels

Tribal name:  Mian  Sandaun Province, Telefomin district, north Fak and Aki river valleys, August river headwaters; East Sepik Province, Ambunti-Dreikkir district, upper May river, Nenebil, Suganga, Blimo, and Wagarabai.

Artist name:  Silver Wheels

Conception number:  577 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  449 of 810

Kitten number:  096

     black is all colors

     white and silver lack color

     purple makes me smile

greenie

Brass pattern; raffia; painted aluminum clover; mild steel painted channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Shamrock

Tribal name: Miani Madang Province, Bogia district, inland.

Artist name: Greenie

Conception number: 375 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 450 of 810

Kitten number: 097

I worked with Greenie

he is probably dead now

and his blarney wit

number on my ticket to heaven

Painted pattern;  permanent marker; 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:  Data Stream

Tribal name:  Migabac   Morobe Province, Masaweng river area. 

Artist name:  Number On My Ticket To Heaven

Conception number:  581 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  451 of 810

     a knock on our door

     “can I buy your ticket please?”

     all whites have tickets

scandinavia

Acrylic; wallpaper; 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:  Wallpaper

Tribal name:  Migum  Madang Province. 

Artist name:  Scandinavia

Conception number:  580 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  452 of 810

     I may never go

     but this is how I see it

     walking in blue woods

everyday was butterflies and kittens

Acrylic; pressed board; polychromatic; aluminum; unpainted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).  Base will be double wide.

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

Weight: 10.0 lbs. +/-

Working name(s):  Mondays in PNG; Everyday in PNG

Tribal name:  Minanibai   Gulf Province, Ikobi Kairi and Goaribari census districts, near Omati river mouth, Pepeha and Moka villages.

Artist name:  Everyday Was Butterflies And Kittens

Conception number:  561 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  453 of 810

Kitten number:  098

     “so what was it like?”

     after five minutes of talk

     their eyes glaze over

1939

Painted pattern; framed photograph; black silk ribbon; 1939 Australian penny; unpainted 4" 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:  Little Girl Lost

Tribal name:  Minaveha  Milne Bay Province, Bolubolu district, southwest Fergusson island near Mapamoiwa station.

Artist name:  1939

Conception number:  586 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  454 of 810

     Philadelphia

     a picture flat on a shelf

     I call her Penny

"I work with winners; I work with losers."

Aluminum casting; wood; high density foam; polychromatic paints; permanent black marker;  nails; gold leaf; (unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base not shown).

Documentation: BerniO   1/6   23.0"H x 19.0"W x 6.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  "I Work With Winners; I Work With Losers."

Tribal name:  Mindiri  Madang Province, Rai Coast area west of Saidor. 

Artist name:  "I Work With Winners; I Work With Losers."

Conception number:  539 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  455 of 810

Kitten number:  099

     work or mate or hang

     all the same after awhile

     putting in the time

"your village is so poor, they wear grass socks!"

Black painted pattern; dried corn husks; 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:  Stand-up Comedy Night - Put Down

Tribal name:  Miniafia Oyan Oro Province, Tufi district, Cape Nelson and Collingwood Bay, 4 coastal locations.

Artist name:  Tribal Fight:  "Your Village Is So Poor, They Wear Grass Socks!"

Conception number:  588 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 456 of 810

     guys like a good fight

     women work in the gardens

     men prove their manhood

davos, switzerland

Acrylic sheet; wallpaper; gold leaf; 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:  Davos, Switzerland

Tribal name:  Minidien  Sandaun Province, north of Beli, Laeko-Libuat.

Artist name:  Davos, Switzerland

Conception number:  587 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  457 of 810

     all the money there

     It must snow gold and silver

     send some to me here