January 2016 Air Gun

Air Gun

Air Gun

the return of christmas

the return of christmas

Cast aluminum; painted wooden images; safety glass; mild steel channel base painted metallic.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Christmas 2015

Tribal name:  Karami  Gulf Province, Western Province border, northeast of Tao-Suamoto.

Artist name:  The Return Of Christmas

Conception number:  410 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  299 of 810

Kitten number:  035

     a house warming gift

     father-in-laws old toolbox

     full of bits and bobs

tiny tiny footprints

tiny tiny footprints

Beaten bronze; raffia grass; mild steel channel base dipped in mortar slurry; safety glass.

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Kitten Beaten With Chain; Footprints In Snow

Tribal name:  Karawa  Sandaun Province, Lumi district, Pulwa village.

Artist name:  Tiny Tiny Footprints

Conception number:  347 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  300 of 810

Kitten number:  036

     an inch of snow falls

     city street full of walkers

     a sea of footprints

sib with riser vents

sib with riser vents

Unblasted bronze; painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Sib With Riser Vents

Tribal name:  Kare  Madang Province.

Artist name:  Sib With Riser Vents

Conception number:  412 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  301 of 810

Kitten number:  037

     venting by-product

     metal follows steam and gas

     a bunch of bald heads

ron shaw's kitten named rick - "carrying the load"

ron shaw's kitten named rick - "carrying the load"

Painted aluminum; raffia grass; mice toys; mild steel channel base dipped in cement slurry; safety glass.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Truckers' Tan/Rick Shaw

Tribal name:  Karkar-Yuri  Sandaun Province, Amanab district, Papua, Indonesian border area.

Artist name:  Ron Shaw's Kitten Named Rick- "Carrying The Load"

Conception number: 349 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  302 of 810

Kitten number:  038

     white boy trucker's tan

     cement slurry covered base

     load all secured down

koan no. 348

koan no. 348

Sib casting with fishnet; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Sib With Fishnet

Tribal name:  Karnai  Morobe Province, 4 mainland villages near Wasu; 3 on southwest Umboi island.

Artist name:  Koan No. 348

Conception number:  348 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  303 of 810

Kitten number:  039

     walk along the surf

     something caught in an old net

     set it free again

spears up

spears up

Cast brass; stainless steel "spears"; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Spears

Tribal name: Karore West New Britain Province, Kandrian district, between Andru and Johanna rivers.

Artist name: Spears Up

Conception number: 418 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 304 of 810

Kitten number: 040

Image by Joseph Acquah

strange stainless spear forms

brimming rusting coffee can

all clean and spotless

empty belly

empty belly

Bronze casting; brass gas difusers; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base.

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Viral Strain

Tribal name:  Kasua   Southern Highlands Province, east and south of Mount Bosavi; northeast Western Province, Olosobip RLLG; northwest Gulf Province, West Kikori RLLG.

Artist name:  Empty Belly

Conception number:  394 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  305 of 810 

Kitten number:  041

Image by Joseph Acquah

     must be two hundred

     bag full of gas difusers

     back when there was need

orbs

orbs

Bronze casting; brass knobs; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Sib With Brass Knobs

Tribal name:  Kate   Morobe Province, Finschhafen district.

Artist name:  Orbs

Conception number:  405 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  306 of 810

Kitten number:  042

Image by Joseph Acquah

     they are just some knobs

     i wish they would make some sound

     but they are not bells

ink + wax

ink + wax

Polychromatic aluminum casting; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base; colored waxes; India ink.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Wax And Ink

Tribal name:  Kaulong  West New Britain Province, Kandrian district, southwest.

Artist name:  Ink + Wax

Conception number:  417 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  307 of 810

Kitten number:  043

Image by Joseph Acquah

     yellow, red and blue

     down beneath the black surface

     a world all its own

listing to port

listing to port

One inch acrylic; polychromatic vinyl; unpainted mild steel 4" H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6   26.0"H x 17.5”W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Mediterranean Vinyl

Tribal name:  Kawacha  Morobe Province, east of Ampale, Katsiong census unit area.

Artist name:   Listing To Port

Conception number:  345 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  308 of 810

Image by Joseph Acquah

     canvas sails are up

     we are catching some strong winds

     we'll make good time

abacus kitten  4,272,625

abacus kitten 4,272,625

Brass casting; stainless steel; ceramic; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Abacus + Number

Tribal name: Kayan Madang Province, Bogia district, coast east of Ramu river.

Artist name: Abacus Kitten 4,272,625

Conception number: 419 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 309 of 810

Kitten number: 044

a box full of crowns

not enough for king nothing

true kings need just one

stained glass

stained glass

Aluminum casting; vinyl stained glass; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Stained Glass

Tribal name:  Keak   East Sepik Province.

Artist name:  Stained Glass

Conception number:  420 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  310 of 810

Kitten number:  045

     stained glass for transom

    asleep until sunlight shows

     all of its beauty

one off

one off

1" acrylic pattern; plastic shims; 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:  Shims

Tribal name:  Keapara   Central Province, coast east of Hood peninsula to Lalaura west of Cape Rodney.

Artist name:  One Off

Conception number:  406 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  311 of 810

     treads for square sandals?

     a set of collector grids?

     they are just waiting

wheels

wheels

Bronze casting; brass rods; bronze discs; black painted mild steel channel base; safety glass.

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Wheels

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

Artist name:  Wheels

Conception number:  422 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  312 of 810

Kitten number:  046

     shields waiting for war

     buttons from a cardboard box

     wheels from an old toy

y

y

One inch acrylic; prunings; 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:  Divining

Tribal name:  Kele  Manus Province, south coast island, Buyang, Droia,  Kawaliap, Koruniat, Tingau.

Artist name:  Y

Conception number:  411 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  313 of 411

     a heap of yard twigs

     we can not burn where we live

     shelter for sparrows

deep texture

deep texture

Painted one inch acrylic pattern distressed and painted; 4” 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:  Texture Depths

Tribal name:  Kenati  Eastern HIghlands Province, Wonenara district, Wonenara area.

Artist name:  Deep Texture

Conception number:  425 of estimated 810 PNG languages. 

Made number:  314 of 810

     time heals many wounds

     until we pass the mirror

     and all roils back up

spoons + slicks + lifters

spoons + slicks + lifters

One inch painted acrylic pattern; bronze molding tools; butchers' string; 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:  Molders Tools 

Tribal name:  Keoru-Ahia  Gulf Province, west of Kerema, Purari river mouth east to Bairu river.

Artist name:  Spoons + Slicks + Lifters

Conception number:  423 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  315 of 810

     a worker now dead?

     this was some man's job one time

     the tools of his trade

tropical bush abstract

tropical bush abstract

One inch acrylic pattern; painted; 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:  Tropical Bush

Tribal name:  Kerewo  Gulf Province, Omati river west bank, east and inland to Samoa village.

Artist name:  Tropical Bush Abstract

Conception number:  424 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  316 of 810

     the tropical colors

     so pretty before the eye

     better not to eat