the attraction of opposites

Aluminum raw pattern with plasma cut slits; thin wood inserts stained walnut; 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: Wood In Slits

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 200

Artist name: The Attraction Of Opposites

Conception number: 1,069

Made number: 1,049

I like my metal

father-in-law liked woodwork

to each his own world

face plate

Aluminum plate stock turned on lathe to a rough finish; black painted pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Face Plate

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 201

Artist name: Face Place

Conception number: 1,075

Made number: 1,050

scratched and warped l.p.’s

black and silver turntable

Wagner opera

blue plate special

Polychromatic composite 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: Blue Plate

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 202

Artist name: Blue Plate Special

Conception number: 1,082

Made number: 1,051

It’s special to me

turned on my lathe and dyed it

aluminum stock

alien ham steak

Black painted pattern; Polychromatic plaster covered oil based modeling clay; 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: Ham Steak

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 203

Artist name: Alien Ham Steak

Conception number: 1,083

Made number: 1,052

uncle Stosh cooking

I ate all of his ham steak

I was six years old

blue collar lottery

Painted pattern; blue paint on gauze bandage; 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: Bleeding Blue

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 204

Artist name: Blue Collar Lottery

Conception number: 1,089

Made number: 1,053

older workers say

when you get hurt on the job

just don’t get too hurt

blue

Painted pattern; blue painted gauze; 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: Bleeding Out

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 205

Artist name: Blue

Conception number: 1,085

Made number: 1,054

a metal fence post

a nickel sized bullet hole

bike riding to work

end of the season

Polychromatic pattern; PVC tubing; silver metailic paint; plastic chair webbing; shellac stain; green painters tape; 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: Beat Up Beach Chair

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 206

Artist name: End Of The Season

Conception number: 1,081

Made number: 1,055

when the neighbor moved

she gave us all her beach chairs

well worn, stained, with holes

12 yr. old Izaya says: "I'm making a boat to sail out of here, and then It will be see-ya!"

Polychromatic pattern; wood; twine; shellac; 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: Floating Wood

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 207

Artist name: 12 Yr. Old Izaya Says: “I’m Making A Boat To Sail Out Of Here, And Then It’s - See Ya!”

Conception number: 1,084

Made number: 1,056

when done his work chores

Izaya dreamed of big times

during our breakfasts

white

Chalk white painted plaster covered pattern; barkless dried branches; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 30”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: White

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 208

Artist name: White

Conception number: 1,087

Made number: 1,057

visiting Reading

Donna gave me the white wood

scraps from her mobile

aid to navigation

Painted plaster covered pattern; painted wood; 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: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 209

Artist name: Aid To Navigation

Conception number: 1,090

Made number: 1,058

red right returning

green square on the water’s left

I must be going

brown diamond find

Painted plaster covered pattern; brown backside of acoustic ceiling tile; 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: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 210

Artist name: Brown Diamond Find

Conception number: 1,091

Made number: 1,059

Monday ride to work

green grasses and wet cement

the brown caught my eye

bonin' for summer Down Under

Painted plaster covered pattern; nylon summer chair webbing; painted PVC tubing; 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: Summer In Adelaide, Australia

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 211

Artist name: Bonin’ For Summer Down Under

Conception number: 1,086

Made number: 1,060

half a world away

while it’s our winter time here

Vinni’s warming up

Luxor Valley Development Plan

Polychromatic painted pattern; 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: Luxor Valley Development Plan; Pharoah Egypt Urban Plan

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 212

Artist name: Luxor Valley Development Plan

Conception number: 1,088

Made number: 1,061

all that real estate

until someone has a plan

wide open spaces

happy thanksgiving 2020

Polychromatic pattern with accessories; 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: Thanksgiving 2020

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 213

Artist name: Happy Thanksgiving 2020

Conception number: 1,094

Made number: 1,062

I first intended

cutlery and dinnerware

now it’s pumpkin pie