April 2020 Files
oil tar
Roofing tar coated aluminum pattern; 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: Roof Tar
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 070
Artist name: Oil Tar
Conception number: 962
Made number: 919
thick as molasses
fixing cracks in a tarred roof
I like how it dries
tiger, tiger, burning bright - w. blake
Painted white casting plaster; clear acrylic resin; copper pipe section; chinese horoscope coin of tiger; black painted 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: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 071
Artist name: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright - W. Blake
Conception number: 963
Made number: 920
Kitten number: 193
Philly chinatown
before Covid-19 hit
birth year coin - tiger!
old eye
White painted casting plaster; clear acrylic resin; copper pipe section; silicon bronze plug; black painted 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: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 072
Artist name: Old Eye
Conception number: 964
Made number: 921
Kitten number: 194
a cut-out bronze slug
once I gave it some polish
it stared back at me
chunks
White painted plaster casting; acrylic resin; copper pipe section; steel drop off; black painted 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: Rusty Negatives
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 073
Artist name: Chunks
Conception number: 674a
Made number: 922
Kitten number: 195
some can read tea leaves
some chart their course by the stars
I study metals
pisces moon
White painted plaster; acrylic resin; green paper; aluminum plug; copper pipe section; black painted 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: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 074
Artist name: Pisces Moon
Conception number: 965
Made number: 923
Kitten number: 196
six of us are fish
Joseph calls it March madness
there used to be more!
wave no. 2
Acrylic scarf pattern pinned to and away from pattern; all spray painted with chalkboard black spray paint; 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: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 075
Artist name: Wave No. 2
Conception number: 966
Made number: 924
walk the beach at night
when there is no moon shining
I can hear the waves
lonely islander
Painted plaster coated pattern; found broken pint whiskey bottle; green paper with black lettering/scribble; unpainted 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: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 076
Artist name: Lonely Islander
Conception number: 967
Made number: 925
at least once a year
news of a bottle is found
with a note inside
SPACE FOR RENT
Reinforced cement casting; plastic number plackard; rust stains; unpainted 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: Cement With New Rust Stains
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 077
Artist name: SPACE FOR RENT
Conception number: 968
Made number: 926
renting a table
hoping for a pleasant day
streamline and make cash
blue content
Silver metallic painted pattern; white acrylic caulk; sections of four strand blue coated wire; clear acrylic resin; 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: Blue Tubes
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 078
Artist name: Blue Content
Conception number: 969
Made number: 927
some cheese on toast bread
a cup of soup and crackers
starving a virus
blivet no. 1 - windy, rainy day
Plastic shopping bag filled with expandable foam; duct tape; pattern; all covered with chalkboard black spray paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 8.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Blivet; Against The Wind
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 079
Artist name: Blivet No. 1 - Windy, Rainy Day
Conception number: 970
Made number: 928
hunched over figure
on a windy rainy day
heading for shelter
juan, too, tree
Polychromatic modified foosball players; polychromatic pattern; half inch diameter steel rod; wooden ends to rod painted chalkboard black; curtain rod supports; 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: Juan, Too, Tree
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 080
Artist name: Juan, Too, Tree
Conception number: 971
Made number: 929
table soccer - meh!
let me have some fun with it
and make my own team
breaking down
Chalkboard black spray painted pattern; section of tree branch; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0H x 18.0”W x 10.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 081
Artist name: Breaking Down
Conception number: 972
Made number: 930
there were no insects
time was just doing its thing
returning to earth
yes, yes, and yes!
Painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel shelf; three glasses of cold home made mead in crystal serving glasses; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Shelf series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Toast; Three Cheers; Hip, HIp, Hooray
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 082
Artist name: Yes, Yes, And Yes!
Conception number: 973
Made number: 931
fifteen gallons stored
I better bottle some up
and sample it too
black-woman-ghost-witch-crone
Expandable foam filled plastic shopping bag; pattern; all painted with chalkboard black spray paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 9.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Blivet No. 2
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 083
Artist name: Black-Woman-Ghost-Witch-Crone
Conception number: 974
Made number: 932
I can see it there
but I can not speak for you
always surprising
not changing
Chalkboard black spray painted small pattern; chromed link chain embedded in clear acrylic resin; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass 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: Unchanging
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 084
Artist name: Not Changing
Conception number: 975
Made number: 933
Kitten number: 197
an old shut padlock
a car sitting and rusting
comfort food/old friends