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.
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-1-316x422-316x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-2-316x422-316x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-3-316x422-316x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-4-562x422-562x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-5-562x422-562x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-6-562x422-562x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-7-633x422-633x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-10-633x422-633x422-q65.jpg)
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
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-8-316x422-316x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-9-635x422-635x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-11-633x422-633x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-12-562x422-562x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-14-562x422-562x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-15-635x422-635x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-16-400x267-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-17-635x422-635x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California
![](http://www.redlingfineart.com/thumbs/exhibitions/concrete-boat-project/boc-concrete-boat-view-18-635x422-635x422-q65.jpg)
Brian O’Connell, Concrete Boat Project, 2009.
Produced by Redling Fine Art in Malibu, California