JOHN BJERKLIE

Hot Head - Cool Head (Embryonic Stage), 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina WATCH A TIMELAPSED VIDEO OF EXHIBITION HERE

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2008, exhibition view, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina

K.O.! Hot Head - Cool Head, On The Move, 2008, visiting Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina

K.O.! Hot Head - Cool Head, On The Move, 2008, exhibition view, Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, North Carolina

Hot Gummy - Cool Gummy, 2008, bubblegum, toothpicks, toy wagons, variable dimensions

Okey Dokey Man #2, 2008, ceramic, variable dimensions

I Am Not A Candidate: Hot Head - Cool Head On The Move, 2008, exhibition view, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts

Hot Head - Cool Head, 2007, exhibition view, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Marseille, France

Do Not Be Afraid, 1999-2006, mirror and journal, variable dimensions

Dreams and Delusions, 2006, exhibition view, The Phatory, New York

Dreams and Delusions, 2006, exhibition view, The Phatory, New York

Dreams and Delusions, 2006, exhibition view, The Phatory, New York

My Life's Work, 1996-2006, mixed media, variable dimensions

Big Happy/Do Not Be Afraid, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (39.37 x 39.37 cm)

Man With Roof Over Head, 2006, oil and acrylic on canvas, 12 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches (31.75 x 33.66 cm)

Bird Brain BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on canvas, 4 x 7 inches

Hammerhead BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on canvas, 4 x 7 inches

King O'Duh Nuk-L-BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on rayon, 4 x 7 inches

Knuckle BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on rayon, 4 x 7 inches

Neg-A-BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on silk, 4 x 7 inches

Negative One-Hundred BUX, 2006, ink, gouache, and pen on silk, 4 x 7 inches

Do Not Be Afraid of the Flotsam, 2006, exhibition view, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia

Do Not Be Afraid of the Flotsam, 2006, exhibition view, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia

Do Not Be Afraid of the Flotsam, 2006, exhibition view, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia

Enriched, 2004-5, exhibition view, Parker's Box, Brooklyn, NY

Enriched, 2004-5, exhibition view, Parker's Box, Brooklyn, NY

Enriched, 2004-5, exhibition view, Parker's Box, Brooklyn, NY

The Socratic Method (Rack O'Paintings), 1998, wood, fabric, wax, paint, 132 x 144 x 204 inches (335 x 365 x 518 cm), installed at the Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY

The Socratic Method (Rack O'Paintings), 1998, wood, fabric, wax, paint, 132 x 144 x 204 inches (335 x 365 x 518 cm), installed at the Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY

Bird Watching Frame, 1997, recycled wood, nails, installed at the Ucross Foundation, Ucross, Wyoming

Double Frame For The Sun, 1997, recycled wood, nails, installed at the Ucross Foundation, Ucross, Wyoming

Hall Of Frames, 1996, wood, paint, fabric, TV monitor, mirrors, 132 x 120 x 192 inches (335 x 305 x 488 cm), exhibition view, La Friche, Marseille

Paradis, 1996, wood, paint, fabric, TV monitor, mirrors, 114 x 78 x 120 inches (290 x 198 x 305 cm), exhibition view, La Friche, Marseille

Little Frame, 1996, wood, fabric, paint, 36 x 24 x 84 inches (91 x 61 x 213 cm), exhibition view, La Friche, Marseille

Study for 'Little Frame', 1996, pencil on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm)

Monument To A Dead Painting, 1994, wood, fabric, paint, 75 x 70 x 144 inches (190.5 x 177.8 x 365.76 cm)