Fall, 2016
D Brian Burns II
Tears (Verb and Noun)
 Crashing ExplosionMixed media; Plastics, wood, acrylic and spray paints. 2016 |  BindingMixed media; Plastics, wood, acrylic and spray paints. 2016 |
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 In the Concert of LoveInstallation Mixed media; Plaster, wood, acrylic and spray paints, with performance video. In the performance I arrive with feminine makeup on my face, wearing the object with the bottles and two buckets. I sit in front of the chicken sculptures, and I consumed 69 eggs from one bucket, and regurgitated them into the other bucket. I complete the eggs before I leave the space. 2016 |  Chicken #1Mixed media; Plaster, wood, acrylic and spray paints. 2016 |
 Birdman SuitMixed media; Canvas, wood, acrylic and spray paints, with beer bottles 2016 |  Hard HeadedWooden box with acrylic and 20 pounds of screws pointing inward. This performance included me standing with my head inside the box surrounded by screw points. |
 A Prelude to AbjectionPerformance and sculpture. Mixed media sculpture with wood and acrylic. In this performance, I wear a rabbit hat and give a funeral to a constructed rabbit, before I burry it in the ground. The video attached is the second part to the performance, where I read a poem before getting buried myself in the same location. 2016 |  I love YouPerformance work. I stripped my clothes and marked my self harm scars with lip stick before climbing into the garbage. I then neel with my mothers ashes afterward. 2016 |
 If Only You Knew How Much I Love YouMixed media installation and performance. Plaster, wood, metal, and acrylic sculptures. In the performance I am blindfolded and I floss my teeth a bowl of water until it turns bloody. Then wash my hands in it. and drink the entire bowl of water before throwing up the water again later. 2016 |  If Only You Knew How Much I Love YouSculpture from installation Mixed media installation and performance. Plaster, wood, metal, and acrylic sculptures. In the performance I am blindfolded and I floss my teeth a bowl of water until it turns bloody. Then wash my hands in it. and drink the entire bowl of water before throwing up the water again later. 2016 |
 If Only You Knew How Much I Love YouSculpture from installation Mixed media installation and performance. Plaster, wood, metal, and acrylic sculptures. In the performance I am blindfolded and I floss my teeth a bowl of water until it turns bloody. Then wash my hands in it. and drink the entire bowl of water before throwing up the water again later. 2016 |  If Only You Knew How Much I Love YouStill taken after the performance. Mixed media installation and performance. Plaster, wood, metal, and acrylic sculptures. In the performance I am blindfolded and I floss my teeth a bowl of water until it turns bloody. Then wash my hands in it. and drink the entire bowl of water before throwing up the water again later. 2016 |
 I Love You Very MuchStill from after the performance. In this performance I shaved my head into a bowl. Then I disrobed and sat in front of a small table. I duct tape my mouth with flesh tone tape, and fill the hair bowl with cereal. I then cut open the tape with a razor blade and eat the whole bowl with hair, cereal and milk. After completing I write "I Love You" on my chest with lip stick before leaving. 2016 |  I am a fishMixed media performance. Including a mask made of wood, acrylic, and tree branches. In this performance I stood on an elevated platform, naked, in the woods. I then read a poem with potatoes, before climbing down. At the end I sat in a chair, naked, and ate a raw potato. 2016 |