October 2015 Wire Brush

Wire Brush

Wire Brush

stripey

stripey

Pattern with non-round wood shapes attached; vinyl spackle applied; casting plaster dripped over wood onto pattern; black paint applied in stripes; 4" unpainted 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:  Stripey

Tribal name:  Iwal  Morobe Province, Lae district, between Wau and Salamaua.

Artist name:  Stripey

Conception number:  389 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  267 of 810

     streaks in a river

     shiny black on matte plaster

     ketchup and french fries

miscast

miscast

Aluminum pattern; raffia;safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Ampu-cat

Tribal name:   Iwam  East Sepik Province, Ambunti district, Sepik river, Mowi and Iyomempwi villages; May river villages and surrounding lakes and tributaries to Premai village.

Artist name:  Miscast

Conception number:  390 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  268 of 810

Kitten number:  019

     It's all good to me

     Missing limb on a child's doll

     It still has some use

anneke kitten

anneke kitten

Brass pattern; raffia grass with black rubberized paint; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base; (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Anneke Cat

Tribal name: Iwam, Sepik East Sepik Province, Ambunti district, Sepik river villages, lagoons north and south, Iniok village downstream to Leonard Schultze river.

Artist name: Anneke Kitten

Conception number: 374 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 269 of 810

Kitten number: 020

dark bushy eyebrows

I'm not saying she's Groucho Marx

just my memory

on a clean day

on a clean day

One inch thick clear acrylic; lack painted 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:  Plexiglas

Tribal name:  Iyo   Madang Province, Finisterre mountains' south slopes along Nahu and Bure rivers; north slopes along Kipuro and Kasang rivers; into Morobe Province, northwest Markham district.

Artist name:  On A Clean Day

Conception number:  341 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  270 of 810

     dumpster diver u.

     amazing what gets thrown out

     It's as thick as ice

all better

all better

Cast aluminum; raffia grass; safety glass; black painted mild steel channel base; multi-colored repair done with wood, plaster, and green plastilene (oil based modeling clay).

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

Weight:  7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Artificial

Tribal name:  Jilim  Madang Province.

Artist name:  All Better

Conception number:  364 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  271 of 810

Kitten number:  021

     nineteen seventies

     this smiley was all the rage

     life is a circle

netted no. 2

netted no. 2

Acrylic sheet; fiber netting; 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:  Netted

Tribal name:  Juwal  East Sepik Province, south southeast of Wewak.

Artist name:  Netted No. 2

Conception number:  351 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  272 of 810

     the net is hanging

     It flows around the pattern

     rough fiber/smooth pane

down

down

Spackle covered pattern; cored out bronze rods from yellow aggregate; 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: Core Down

Tribal name: Kaiep East Sepik Province, Kep and Taul coast area.

Artist name: Down

Conception number: 381 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 273 of 810

opposite of up

these are bronze filled cores we drilled

verdi gris in time

looking in

looking in

One inch acrylic/ poly chromatic; gold leaf; 4" unpainted mild steel H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  The Color Of Money

Tribal name:  Kairak  East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, Malabunga and Ivere villages.

Artist name:   Looking In

Conception number:  382 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  274 of 810

     verdi gris and gold

     colors of U. S. money

     this turned out so nice

white dotty

white dotty

One inch acrylic; polychromatic;  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:  White Dotty

Tribal name:  Kairiru  East Sepik Province, Wewak district, Kairiru, Yuo, and Karesau islands; mainland coastal villages between Cape Karawop and Cape Samein; north and west Mushu island.

Artist name:  White Dotty

Conception number:  384 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  275 of 810

     In Australia

     dotty is very Abo

     simple with power

tamale sib

tamale sib

Bronze pattern; raffia; unpainted 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 title:  Raw Sib Clumped Raffia

Tribal name:  Kakabai  Milne Bay Province, Alotau district, Weraura and Suau LLGs, inland villages, Papua eastern tip. 

Artist name:  Tamale Sib

Conception number:  356 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  276 of 810

Kitten number:  022

     maybe garlic roots

     tying them makes it easy

     seeing tamales

all black

all black

Auminum; black electrical tape; black zip ties split; mild steel channel base painted with rubberized paint; (Safety glass not shown).

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

Weight:  7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  B + B

Tribal name:  Kaki Ae  Gulf Province, southeast of Kerema, Auri, Kupiano, Kupla, Lou, Ovorio, and Uriri villages.

Artist name:  All Black

Conception number:  391 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  277 of 810

Kitten:  023

     I feel the power

     has there ever been a flag?

     N.Z. is All Blacks

gold heart

gold heart

Brass casting sand blasted; heart polished; raffia grass; unpainted mild steel channel base; safety glass. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Gold Heart

Tribal name: Kala Morobe Province, Huon Gulf south coast, between Salamaua and Kui, Paiawa river.

Artist name: Gold Heart

Conception number: 388 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 278 of 810

Kitten number: 024

polished to a shine

all the same but with contrast

the heart is worth more

dressing up

dressing up

Cast aluminum; unpainted mild steel channel base; safety glass; red velvet and strands of doorway beads; yellow sticky note paper.

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Magenta beads

Tribal name:  Kalam  Madang Province, Ramu district; Western Highlands Province, Hagen district, Jimi river north side into Kaironk valley.

Artist name:  Dressing Up

Conception number:  386 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  279 of 810

Kitten number:  025

     thinking Mardi Gras

     magenta beads in a box

     Rocky Horror Show

frosted

frosted

One inch acrylic; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6   26.0"H x 17.0”W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Frosted

Tribal name:  Kalou  Sandaun Province, Sepik Iwam area, northwest of Hauna.

Artist name:  Frosted

Conception number:  342 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  280 of 810

     In the summer heat

     putting glasses in freezer

     It makes me cooler

with boddhi mask

with boddhi mask

Acrylic sheet; Boddhi mask; 4” unpainted mild steel H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Buddist Mask

Tribal name:  Kaluli  Southern Highlands Province, into Western Province, Mount Bosavi  north and west slopes.

Artist name:  With Boddhi Mask

Conception number:  387 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number:  281 of 810

     Staten Island trip

     we visited a temple

     patio lunch too

inner white heart

inner white heart

Brass casting; raffia; unpainted mild steel channel base; safety glass; enameled copper heart. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: With Enamel Heart

Tribal name: Kamano Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu and Henganofi districts.

Artist name: Inner White Heart

Conception number: 400 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 282 of 810

Kitten: 026

I bought an old kiln

It is a top loading one

cloth electric cord

inner yellow heart

inner yellow heart

Cast brass; raffia grass; unpainted mild steel channel base; safety glass; enameled copper heart. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. approximate

Working name: Yellow Enamel Heart

Tribal name: Kamasa Morobe Province, Katsiong census unit area.

Artist name: Inner Yellow Heart

Conception number: 398 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 283 of 810

Kitten number: 027

enamel samples

ground glass packets deceive eyes

heat changes color

inner blue heart

inner blue heart

Brass casting; raffia; safety glass; enameled copper heart; unpainted mild steel channel base. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: With Blue Enamel Heart

Tribal name: Kamasau East Sepik Province, Wewak district. Segi district: Kamasau, Tring, and Wau villages; Hagi dialect: Kenyari; Ghini: Yibab, Wandomi, and Wobu.

Artist name: Inner Blue Heart

Conception number: 397 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 284 of 810

Kitten number: 028

can I have eye blue?

over one hundred packets

each is an only child

inner green heart

inner green heart

Cast brass; raffia grass; safety glass; enameled copper heart; unpainted mild steel channel base. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: With Enamel Green Heart

Tribal name: Kambaira Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu district.

Artist name: Inner Green Heart

Conception number: 396 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 285 of 810

Kitten number: 029

so very pretty

every one heated is black

color comes when cool

inner red heart

inner red heart

Cast brass; raffia grass; safety glass; enameled copper heart; unpainted mild steel channel base. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Red Enameled Heart

Tribal name: Kamula Western Province, Wawoi Falls area, Kamiyami village; Aramia river area, Keseki and Somokopa.

Artist name: Inner Red Heart

Conception number: 399 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 286 of 810

Kitten number: 030

red is not so pure

there is still some black in it

show me one that's not

natural heart

natural heart

Cast brass; raffia grass; safety glass ; unpainted mild steel channel base; copper heart with natural patina. (Keneseth series).

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

Weight: 9.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Heart Au Natural

Tribal name: Kanasi Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba district, from Mount Thomson, both sides main range river valleys.

Artist name: Au Natural

Conception number: 395 of estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 287 of 810

Kitten number: 031

just oxidation

how most bronzes will get to be

If left on their own