May 2017 Cup Of Brushes

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"he's a real funny bunny."  - homage to my father

"he's a real funny bunny." - homage to my father

Aluminum casting; polychromatic; 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:  Easter 2017

Tribal name:  Mouwase Gulf Province, Omati river. 

Artist name:  "He's A Real Funny Bunny." - Homage To My Father

Conception number:  617 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  476 of 810

     making colored eggs

     big bunny or small bunny?

     how do you see him?

nyc

nyc

Aluminum casting; found New York state license plate; black paint; 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:  NYC License Plate

Tribal name:  Mubami Northeast Western Province, middle and lower Wawoi river; Guavi and Aramia rivers, Parieme, Sogae, Diwami, Kubeai, Waliho, Paueme, and Ugu villages.

Artist name:  NYC

Conception number:  601 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  477 of 810

     fallen off a car

     here is central new jersey

     bike riding to work

beggar's sign

beggar's sign

Polychromatic aluminum casting; cardboard; plastic bag; 4" mild steel unpainted H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Beggar's Sign; Homeless, Jobless, Tribeless

Tribal name:  Mufian  Sepik Province, Maprik district, Torricelli mountains, west of Maprik.

Artist name:  Beggar's Sign

Conception number:  618 of as estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  478 of 810

     train station trash can

     hope he got out of this town

     no rich people here

 new hope

new hope

Aluminum pattern painted white; foam hand washed in diluted plaster; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Uplifting/Hope; Hand of Fate

Tribal name:  Mulaha  Central Province, just southeast of Gaile on the coast.

Artist name:  New Hope

Conception number:  549 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  479 of 810

     sister river towns

     New Hope and our Lambertville

     people walk the bridge

routes

routes

Polychromatic aluminum casting; rubber air hose; mild steel 4" unpainted H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Split Air LInes; Hiri Moale; Kula

Tribal name:  Mum  Madang Province.

Artist name:  Routes

Conception number:  614 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  480 of 810

     dirt roads in the bush

     currents on rivers and coast

     going to market

red, right, returning

red, right, returning

Polychromatic aluminum casting; plastic toy cows; metal support; mild steel 4" unpainted H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Cows

Tribal name:  Mungkip  Morobe Province, Mungkip and Kasuka villages.

Artist name:  Red, Right, Returning

Conception number:  613 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  481 of 810

     busy day at work

     following my red cow home

     time for relaxing

control panel

control panel

Polychromatic aluminum casting; epoxy; 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: Glue Slices

Tribal name: Munit Madang Province, Trans-Gogol district.

Artist name: Control Panel

Conception number: 619 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 482 of 810

all systems are go

do not push the red button!

what does purple do?

oysters

oysters

Painted aluminum casting; epoxy; spackle; 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:  2D Glue Slices

Tribal name:  Mur Pano Madang Province, Mur village.

Artist name:  Oysters

Conception number:  621 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  483 of 810

     not Roman or Greek

     It's not art as we know it

     but it has a tale

non-ferrous; ferrous

non-ferrous; ferrous

Aluminum casting; steel remnant found on roadside of truck route; 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:  Dump Truck Piece

Tribal name:  Muratayak  Madang Province, Rai Coast district, east of Saidor.

Conception number: 610 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  484 of 810

     In road side gutter

     broken off an earth mover

     some metal fatigue

brain slices

brain slices

Primer coated aluminum casting; epoxy glue; 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:  Sliced Epoxy - On Edge

Tribal name:  Murik  East Sepik Province, Angoram district, coast west of Sepik river mouth.

Artist name:  Brain Slices

Conception number:  620 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  485 of 810

     give me some crackers

     then put a slice on each one

     Kukukuku food

glue towers

glue towers

Primer coated aluminum casting; epoxy glue; unpainted 4" 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:  Glue Towers

Tribal name:  Murupi   Madang Province.

Artist name:  Glue Towers

Conception number:  612 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  486 of 810

     epoxy gun waste

     still gassing off after weeks

     clothes and skin now stink