April 2019 Center Punches
easter 2019
Copper and wood composite pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 19.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D
Weight: 19.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Perforated Copper Onto Woodcut
Tribal name: Unubahe Milne Bay Province, Gumini village.
Artist name: Easter 2019
Conception number: 700
Made number: 737
time for the bunny
our cat hops around for mice
In our small backyard
snow falling
Copper sheet and wood pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 20.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D
Weight: 19.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Perforated Copper In Negative Wood
Tribal name: Ura East New Britain Province, Gazelle pensinsula.
Artist name: Snow Falling
Conception number: 701
Made number: 738
late in the season
all are ready for summer
a shocking snowfall
film
Resined fiberglass on copper sheet with gold leaf; black painted mild steel channel base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 15.0”H x 12.0”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 5.0 lbs +/-
Working name: Sand Mold Sheet (influenced by)
Tribal name: Urapmin Sandaun Province, Telefomin district, southern headwaters, Sepik river; Western Province, North Fly district, Olsobip RLLG, Dumidubi area.
Artist name: Film
Conception number: 251
Made number: 739
thin ice in birdbath
cold nights and chilly mornings
sunny afternoon
rusted metal positives
Rusted metal pieces on plaster coated pattern; oxide powder; 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: Positive Metal Chunks On Acrylic
Tribal name: Urat East Sepik Province, Dreikikir distirict, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio.
Artist name: Rusted Metal Positives
Conception number: 673
Made number: 740
metal decaying
giving color to the white
a happy marriage
oil board
Oil soaked wood pattern; unfinished mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D
Weight: 20.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Oil Board
Tribal name: Uri Morobe Province, Boana district.
Artist name: Oil Board
Conception number: 686
Made number: 741
my hands are dried out
thank you girly man hand cream
I feel better now
I/O
Chalkboard painted pattern; plaster dust. Safety glass and safety glass support not shown.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 14.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Bits and Bytes; 1/0
Tribal name: Urigina Madang Province, 50 km downstream on Ramu river from Dumpu.
Artist name: I/O
Conception number: 005
Made number: 742
Kitten number: 162
Impressions in stone
from prehistoric ages
their power awes me
jukilee's skin tats at 4X
Painted pattern; prussian blue wiped cement nails that are half polished; 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: Originally was to be plaster on screw heads.
Tribal name: Urim East Sepik Province, Maprik subdistrict, into Sandaun Province, Nuku subdistrict, southwest of Kombio.
Artist name: Jukilee’s Skin Tats At 4X
Conception number: 304
Made number: 743
her skin was coffee
tats were carbon paper blue
regal elegance
failure on the candy button machine
Painted pattern; casting plaster; while plastic sheet stock; polychromatic paints; 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: Candy Buttons
Tribal name: Urimo East Sepik Province, 35 km south of Wewak.
Artist name: Failure On The Candy Button Machine
Conception number: 169
Made number: 744
work horror stories
there has to be a books worth
the things that go wrong
evidence
Painted pattern; flat white painted casting plaster with shellack; unfinished 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: Naked Footprint; I Am Here; Evidence That I Was Here
Tribal name: Uruava Bougainville Province, southeast coast. No known L1 speakers.
Artist name: Evidence
Conception number: 529
Made number: 745
so used to socks/shoes
thick mud covered my sandals
between all the toes