November 2016 Animal Hair Brush
For gentle removal of debris.
presidential election year
Pattern painted semi-gloss white; lines from oversea shipping container; 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: Shipping Lines
Tribal name: Lilau Madang Province, Bogia district.
Artist name: Presidential Election Year
Conception number: 514 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 387 of 810
In front of t.v.
late night, but work tomorrow
who can work with this
slide puzzle
Cast bronze tiles; wooden edge with burned in images; copper, silver, and gold leafing; steel backing; roller bearing sliders.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 24.0"W x 24.0"H x 3.0"D
Weight: 113.0 lbs. +/-
Working Name: Slide Puzzle
Tribal name: Loniu Manus Province, Los Negros island south coast, Lolak and Loniu villages.
Artist name: Slide Puzzle
Conception number: 518 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 388 of 810
this started it all
my being able to pour
back of studio
edge of hand
White semi-gloss pattern; blue ink; 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: Ink And Skin
Tribal name: Lote East New Britain Province, Pomio district, southeast coast and inland near Cape Dampier.
Artist name: Edge Of Hand
Conception number: 510 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 389 of 810
can I have some ink?
Ink pad from the accountant
"It's for a new cat."
rubberized mat
Rubber mat; pattern board; 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: Pressed Rubber Mat
Tribal name: Lou Manus Province, Lou island.
Artist name: Rubberized Mat
Conception number: 512 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 390 of 810
chocolate jimmies
the stuff you sprinkle on cones
not every day
dusted
Rubberized mat pattern; white powder; 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: Rubber Mat Dusted
Tribal name: Lungalunga East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, Ataliklikun bay, Lungalunga and Vunamarita villages.
Artist name: Dusted
Conception number: 513 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 391 of 810
once a rich dark brown
now just gathering yearly
the dust of all time
goldy river find
White pattern; blue painted casting plaster; gold leafed pebbles; 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: Goldy River
Tribal name: Lusi West New Britain Province, northwest coast.
Artist name: Goldy River Find
Conception number: 515 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 392 of 810
once of no value
until Oz came to visit
people and metal
perforated copper
White painted aluminum casting; copper strips; unpainted 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: Pipe Hanger Strapping
Tribal name: Ma Madang Province, southwest of Saidor, Mibu, and Tariknan villages, area hamlets.
Artist name: Perforated Copper
Conception number: 430 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 393 of 810
Kitten number: 074
at the hardware store
rolled up like cellophane tape
heavy to pick up
slow morning at work
White painted aluminum casting; paper with doodles; pseudo coffee/tea cup rings; 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: Doodles
Tribal name: Ma Manda Morose Province.
Artist name: Slow Morning At Work
Conception number: 519 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 394 of 810
Kitten number: 075
number in middle
fifty-nine or sixty-nine
what was she thinking?
area 51
Spackle coated pattern painted matte black; polychromatic plaster addition; 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: Area 51
Tribal name: Madak New Ireland Province, Central New Ireland district.
Artist name: Area 51
Conception number: 516 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 395 of 810
alien spaceship
radioactivity
four legs and a tail
gold tops
Painted spackle covered pattern with matte black paint; gold leafed plastic tops; 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: Gold Leaf Tops
Tribal name: Madi Madang Province.
Artist name: Gold Tops
Conception number: 521 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 396 of 810
so many buttons
taken from a magic coat
where did the luck go?
sine wave
Matte black spackle covered pattern and metal wire; unpainted 4" mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 8.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Sine Wave
Tribal name: Magiyi Madang Province, Middle Ramu district, Vguvindi village.
Artist name: Sine Wave
Conception number: 522 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 397 of 810
mathematical
so many waves in the world
fish like water waves
highway clean-up
Black painted spackle coated pattern; found objects; 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: Found On Road
Tribal name: Magori Central Province, Table bay east end, Bailebo-Tavernei river lower reaches.
Artist name: Highway Clean-Up
Conception number: 524 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 398 of 810
dumpster diver u.
It's where I do my best work
myriad treasures
sugar mountain
White painted aluminum casting; colored waxes; diamond glitter; metallic silver painted mild steel channel; (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: Crayon Drips
Tribal name: Maia Madang Province, Bogia district, mainland south of Manam island.
Artist name: Sugar Mountain
Conception number: 427 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 399 of 810
Kitten number: 076
all the nice colors
how can there be hatred there?
beautiful Eden
koan no. 458
Aluminum casting; green plastiline; 5/8ths diameter silicon bronze all-thread (some blasted and some patinated); unpainted 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: Green Plastiline With Patinated All-Thread
Tribal name: Maiadomu Milne Bay Province, Bwaidoka district, east Fergusson island.
Artist name: Koan No. 458
Conception number: 458 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 400 of 810
Kitten number: 077
oily plastiline
cold silicon bronze pieces
dark and light contrast
shiv (from an old tire)
Polychromatic spackle covered pattern; shiv (made from an old tire); gold leaf; unpainted 4" H mild steel beam base.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Shiv
Tribal name: Maiani Madang Province, Bogia district.
Artist name: Shiv (From An Old Tire)
Conception number: 523 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 401 of 810
no good will happen
I can see it coming soon
when one man gets mad
sacrificial electrode and plumb bob: new television series
Polychromatic pattern; corroded electrode; lead plumb bob; 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: Plumb Bob
Tribal name: Mailu Central Province, south coast, near Gadaisu to Baramata, Table bay and Toulon island, Milne Bay Province, small area on south coast.
Artist name: Sacrificial Electrode and Plumb Bob: The Series
Conception number: 421 of estimated 810 PNG languages.
Made number: 402 of 810
crap on the telly
let's you and me story now
about village life