Sax Berlin Art

Acrylic On Canvas

The goat plays a strange role in mythology and legend; perhaps its ambivalence, appearing on both sides of the spectrum, give it the appeal it enjoys. Most ancient cultures from the Assyrians via the ancient Greeks and Vikings have a goat appear in their legends. Berlin's goat skulls...

Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style this painting showcases an iconic symbol of popular culture;the gold tooth or teeth. In this piece Berlin has comb...

Sharp edged and sassy from Sax Berlin. A bang on trend, urban street painting with an undercurrent of the darkness of the city. Oil and acrylic on canvas

A beautiful cosmopolitan representation of Sax Berlin's Parisian friend Zizi. Chic and self-possessed Zizi sports a green hat, an enigmatic expression and is ready to inhabit her hig...

Fully costumed Harlequin sits before the hot swirling background looking reflective after his performance. With his ceruse coated face he is the archetypal image of our perception of...

The Billion Dollar Hand has created this richly shaded painting as something of an homage to Van Gogh, channeling and expanding the style in a unique way. However, not satisfied with...

Bristol Invisible Circus created Red Rebel Brigade in April 2019 to support the Extinction Rebellion Spring Uprising although its roots go back to 2003 and protests against the war i...

Shakespeare's fair Juliet in Romeo's soliloquy is here interpreted as a medieval maiden. Berlin has not only cast his Juliet as a medieval beauty but has also used authentic techniqu...

Bardol Thodol literally means liberation through hearing and comes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bardo is the transitional state between death & rebirth. Lovers of jazz and music in general will be all too aware of how one can be transported to this suspended state when listening to music. This state is expressed beautifully in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and here we quote directly from it "remember the clear light, the pure clear white light...............Let go into the clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own true nature". Jazz Bardo, Heavens Gate...

hand ground pigments on canvas

"Everything passes everything changes everything crumbles all is impermanent." A direct quotation from Master Artist Sax Berlin showing his belief in the impermanence and reincarnation of all things even the seemingly eternal Buddha. Sax Berlin is creating the Great 108 Buddhas series. The number 108 has sacred meaning for followers of the Buddhist faith. For example a Buddhist Mala...

Limited Edition Giclee print of Sax Berlin's original painting Nirvana. Original size Edition of 50. Signed by artist and printer comes with certificate of authentication. On 308gs...

In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting...

Acrylic On Canvas

Loving Kindness : 24ct gold leaf and original pigments. The exceptionally talented Sax Berlin produces another masterpiece for Buddha collection. Sensational piece. "Buddha said…....

Berlin has always maintained his hand is an independent entity and the paintings he produces with it are unique and not within his control, they unfold onto the canvas. He fondly calls it his "Billion Dollar...

Acrylic on canvas

Wherever one travels to in the world it's inevitable that one sees the heritage of wild-style graffiti. Graffiti writers are the most influential artists of their time; reaching so many people and influencing some of those people to make works of art using those influences. Sax Berlin was himself on the streets of New York city and experienced first hand this vibrant culture. Graffiti has connected with movements in music, and dance. In this neo-expressionist piece Berlin combines his love of street culture and music. This work is an interpretation of street art & the jazz of Charlie Parker...

Sax Berlin has embarked on a journey through Surrealism. This collection writhes & flows from his "Billion Dollar Hand" creating a complexity of interwoven rhythms. Berlin has been e...

Black and white abstract painting from the studio of Sax Berlin

"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin

What an amazing departure this represents for Berlin! 21st Century Neo-Expressionism a style that draws on many experiences that have directed Berlin to adopt a free flowing, vibranc...

Limited Edition Giclee print of Sax Berlin's original painting "Zen Master" Original size Edition of 50. Signed by artist and printer comes with certifica...

East Village Art: From 1978 for 8 years Berlin worked frenetically,at street level, his finger on the pulse of this great city creating The Manhattan Collection. Living & moving in ...

Painted in the Moat studio under the Renaissance bridge at the edge of the vines and in  the castle. Imbued with  the viticulture and joire de vive of the Chateau Lescours Berlin pre...

Probably the first acceptable vigilante group of modern times the Guardian Angels provided protection and reassurance in drk and dangerous times. Berlin. with his firsthand experienc...

In this latest Neo-Expressionist piece Berlin has created a 21st century angel. In no way is this angel a cosy, fluffy white creature but a terrifying depiction of an angel that har...

In the universal sign of submission and surrender Berlin has captured the need for reconciliation and peace in the world. We Come in Peace is a call for more understanding and kindne...

Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflicts, hence war and peace. The gates of the Temple of Janus in Rome were opened in times of war and closed to mark the arrival of...

From the Fire Bird series of 2015. Reflections of a Fire Bird emanates the reflection of orange light from his mirror. Orange is a power colour, signifying creativity but also healin...

Tathagata - a Pali or Sanscrit word used primarily by Siddartha Gautama Buddha to refer to himself. However it also the term for one who has reached enlightenment through Buddhist pr...

A powerful image of Harlequins; they sit in security knowing that behind the turbulence of the world surges all around them. This latest form of the Harlequin from Berlin is vibrant ...

A boys face straight from the Renaissance down the centuries to the studio of Sax Berlin. Created in Medieval style this portrait could quite easily belong in the Uffizi collections ...

An ephemeral painting by Berlin, a hauntingly beautiful musician with a ghostly violin in her hands. ........"this piece is an amalgam because it takes the cone the cube and the sphe...

Z: Sax's object is purity of form and modulation of colour.  What kind of words could accompany this portrait. A study of the humanitarian in humanity.

Perhaps this stunning painting by Sax Berlin is more pertinent than when it was first conceptualised. Sax Berlin, top of his game. Sax lived and painted in America for many years in ...

Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynamic & vibrant series of Guradian Angels that he's created to protect the ...

114,000,000 Refugees. Cate Blanchett Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR Addressing European Parliament Cate Blanchett,  Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressed the European Parliament on ...

Wine lovers will immediately recognise the title of this Neo-Expressionist painting from Master Artist Sax Berlin as one of Europes best wine regions. A stunning chateau close to the...

Soulful and spiritual she gazes deep into the innermost sanctum of being. She is not a portrait of one woman she is a representation of all women. Strength with nurture, solace with ...

Sax Berlin is emphatically back in the studio!  Emblem of Peace has been woven onto the canvas with the rarest of pigments, precious metal and glistening marble. These precious ingre...

Sax Berlin offers this exquisite portrayal of a classical maiden which he calls "endearing" ............. who are we to dispute that, she's also very beautiful. Artist Biography: Sa...

East Village Art: From 1978 for 8 years Berlin worked frenetically,at street level, his finger on the pulse of this great city creating The Manhattan Collection. Living & moving in...

Portrait of British actor Mark Rylance in his now famous role as Thomas Cromwell. Gouache on Italian slate. Well framed in ornate black wood frame. Framed 30" x 30" Image 23' x 23"

From Berlin's "21st Century Sharp Edge Neo Expressionist New York City Style" Series. In this piece Berlin has used his immense creativity and his unique styles to bring us a pain...

Something so special it's hardly ever seen - creative silver and gold leafing. The face passed through seven stages before it was complete and crushed marble is used to adorn her fac...

In front of the swirling maelstrom Fire Bird sits dispassionately awaiting transformation into his next character. Berlin brings hints of the phoenix legend to bear in this piece an...

What better time than now to introduce Sax Berlin's Mortality series. Since people started creating art works there have been representations of human (and animal) bones; skeletons a...

From the shimmering Silver Leaf series - Peace Will Come. In turbulent times this piece creates a notion of universal pathos. Berlin has the power to imbue his paintings with deep se...

Guardian Angel Sista was created by Berlin as part of his Neo-expressionism series. He uses sgraffito to evoke the feel of the New York subway and it frames the iconic Guardian Angel...

A piece of classical beauty painted in Sax Berlin's New York Studio in 1999. She's a study in muted tones, delicately rendered. Gentle, soft and mystical, The Guitarist is an enigmat...

Sax Berlin continuing his Abstract Expressionist series with this mixed media oil and acrylic on canvas piece

Complex and encompassing this is from Sax Berlin's Fools series created in the 1990's. This series is perhaps the most intricate of Sax's oeuvre; it's almost impossible to find all t...

From Sax Berlin's Silver Series this is a piece that portrays heart rending pathos. In this piece Sax has created beauty, emotion & tranquillity. A deeply moving, touching work.

Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...

"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin

A new offering from this hugely talented British artist. Using oil, silver leaf and crushed marble Sax Berlin has created an illusory work harking back to Greek mythology. The gossam...

This is such a pertinent piece from Sax Berlin. Nobody else painting today melds generations  and genres in this way; 60's colours, 70's glam, 80's street, 90's hip- hop and 21st cen...

Acrylic and hand ground oils on canvas, From the artist's Hard Edge Series