Brian O'Connell: Concrete Boat Project
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Apr 4–Apr 18, 2009
Press Release (PDF)
In 2009 Brian O'Connell spent 9 days on a beach in Southern California building by hand a thirteen-foot Ferrocement boat based on the specifications of Bas Jan Ader's "The Ocean Wave", using technics found in the original Whole Earth Catalog. The project culminated with a boat-launch in Marina Del Rey that summer.
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009 (pictured left to right: Nicolau Vergueiro, Brian O'Connell, Mario Correa, and Mark Hagen).
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California