portrait of the artist as a teen (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster pattern, pumpkin pigment; raffia grass; cowrie shells; cigarette; plaster dust; clear shellac; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 35”H x 24”W x 6.0” D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Cigarette

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 399

Artist name: Portrait Of The Artist As A Teen (mask)

Conception number: 1,253

Made number: 1,249

smoking cigarettes

working at the Barnstormers

dreaming of big things

portrait of the work artist (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster pattern; raffia; cowrie shells; faux bronze paint; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 35.0”H x 24.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Tool In Nose Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 400

Artist name: Portrait Of The Work Artist (mask)

Conception number: 1,254

Made number: 1,250

working with artists

I will give my hand at this

benefactor died

portrait of the artist as old (mask)

Mask: charcoal grey painted plaster; cowrie eyes; raffia; peacock feather; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 35.0”H x 24.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Peacock Feather In Nose Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 401

Artist name: Portrait Of The Artist As Old (mask)

Conception number: 1,255

Made number: 1,251

I’ve done many things

onto my third life right now

no quitting just yet

4 eyes (mask)

Mask: clear and amber shellac over plaster pattern; raffia grass; permanent marker; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 35.0”H x 24.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Negative Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 402

Artist name: 4 Eyes (mask)

Conception number: 1,256

Made number: 1,252

glasses all my life

now that I am near sixty

my vision is clear

speechless (mask)

Mask: amber shellacked plaster over wood; raffia; black painted backing pattern; 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: L Shaped Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 403

Artist name: Speechless (mask)

Conception number: 1,257

Made number: 1,253

the big announcement

everyone sixty and up

hasta la vista

Eskimo (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster; tan raffia; natural raffia; black painted backing pattern; 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: Eskimo Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 404

Artist name: Eskimo (mask)

Conception number: 1,258

Made number: 1,254

eye slit sunglasses

broad face to catch the most sun

blue to match the sky

side view (mask)

Mask: clear shellac over casting plaster; raffia; cowrie shell; yellow no. 2 shortened pencil; black painted back pattern; 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: Side View Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 405

Artist name: Side View (mask)

Conception number: 1,259

Made number: 1,255

giving the side eye

not a full on in your face

does not miss a trick

puk puk (crocodile) (mask)

Mask: black, white and silver paint over plaster pattern; raffia; black painted backing pattern; black painted 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: Crocodile Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 406

Artist name: Puk Puk (Crocodile) (mask)

Conception number: 1,263

Made number: 1,256

unless it is clear

just stay out of the water

or you will be food

koan no. 1,264 (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster; clear shellac; raffia; black painted back pattern; black painted 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: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 407

Artist name: Koan No. 1,264 (mask)

Conception number: 1,264

Made number: 1,257

Mexican bull face

would be a good door knocker

to warn off people

musical teeth (rub the stick) (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster; raffia; wooden craft sticks; black painted backing pattern; black painted 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: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 408

Artist name: Musical Teeth (rub the stick) (mask)

Conception number: 1,265

Made number: 1,258

dentist is bye-bye

Oh, Doctor Caraballo

my teeth will miss you!

hot head (mask)

Mask: polychromatic plaster; polychromatic raffia; red plastic cones; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 409

Artist name: Hot Head (mask)

Conception number: 1,266

Made number: 1,259

“what? what! what is that!?”

“come on people - do something!”

“you fucked up big time!”

puppet face (mask)

Faux bronze painted plaster; white paint marker; brass rings; golden raffia; black painted back pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Faux Bronze Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 410

Artist name: Puppet Face (mask)

Conception number: 1,269

Made number: 1,260

Kitten number: 227

not sesame street

but Kukla, Fran, and Ollie

just call me old school

work wisdom (mask)

Polychromatic pattern; raffia; cowrie shell eyes; red plastic screw insert; gray painted backing pattern; 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: Work Quote Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 411

Artist name: Work Wisdom (mask)

Conception number: 1,270

Made number: 1,261

low rungs get stepped on

but high up is a big fall

for me, play it safe

red rectangle (mask)

Red dye plaster pattern; cowrie eyes; white metal nose; red raffia; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support 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: Red Square Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 412

Artist name: Red Rectangle (mask)

Conception number: 1,271

Made number: 1,262

Kitten number: 228

with a beak like that

the alarm will be sounded

at the slightest push

ecru baby (mask)

Polychromatic plaster; raffia; cowrie shells; black painted back pattern; black painted steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Ecru

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 413

Artist name: Ecru Baby (mask)

Conception number: 1,272

Made number: 1,263

Kitten number: 229

no crappy diapers

I guess babies can be cute

no tears or tantrums

black tongue (mask)

Polychromatic plaster pattern; raffia grass; cowrie shells; 2 part epoxy; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Black Tongue

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 414

Artist name: Black Tongue (mask)

Conception number: 1,273

Made number: 1,264

Kitten number: 230

commute not so bad

have to watch for black ice patches

train has heat and air

penis (mask)

Polychromatic pattern; red raffia; black painted backing pattern; 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: Penis Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 415

Artist name: Penis (mask)

Conception number: 1,274

Made number: 1,265

eyebrows, nose, ears, cock

time to get the trimmers out

the hair grows like weeds

orange wrench (mask)

Polychromatic plaster; raffia; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Orange Square

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 416

Artist name: Orange Wrench (mask)

Conception number: 1,275

Made number: 1,266

Kitten number: 231

upstairs window view

squirrel digging in a pumpkin

juicy feast of seeds

green money (mask)

Polychromatic plaster; raffia; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Green Square

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 417

Artist name: Green Money (mask)

Conception number: 1,276

Made number: 1,267

Kitten number: 232

to be so simple

put on a get money mask

then sit back and wait

almost under (mask)

Polychromatic plaster; black painted backing pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass and safety glass support not shown. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Brown Circle

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 418

Artist name: Almost Under (mask)

Conception number: 1,277

Made number: 1,268

Kitten number: 233

buried under stuff

a good Swedish death cleaning

good-bye to the past

dog head at the silver factory (mask)

White metal and silver spray painted metal; safety glass and safety glass support 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: Metal Head Mask; Dog Head Mask

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 419

Artist name: Dog Head At The Silver Factory (mask)

Conception number: 1,279

Made number: 1,269

Kitten number: 234

during Covid time

I read a good Andy book

Pittsburgh museum!