Sax Berlin Mixed Media

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 principles & has as many as eight different meanings. Generally accepted is the translation one who has thus arrived. And this vivid painting from Berlin has arrived! Drawing on his knowledge of the faith & his research into the theme this is a beautiful & informed rendition of Buddha. The colours are vibrant but enable one to look deep and take the essence of tranquility from the image. This Buddha would sit happily on an altar or a home corner of peace and tranquility, giving an essence of calm & preparedness to those who stand before it. Oil paint using hand ground pigments, 24 ct gold and silver...

In these testing times it's become easy to turn inwards rather than looking outwards into the world. In a painting that is archetypical of Sax Berlin Angel of Peace is a reflection ...

Berlin wanted to pay tribute to the great American President George Washington. This piece reflects the colourful glory of Washington refusing to become King of his country and estab...

Sax Berlin has an affinity with Buddhism and his stunning representations of Buddha are a product of his knowledge and his empathy for the subject. Saffron Effulgence is a rich yet t...

Very occasionally a painting invites deep study; nothing exists within it without reason, each form has purpose, every shade has nuance, every line has meaning. Berlin has presented...

Berlin returns to his love of jazz music. His players reflect the idiosyncratic rhythms of jazz music; a coming together of chaos & virtuosity that enthrals the listener. Deep with d...

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...

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...

A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this is a burlesque tale of unrequited love. Charlatan...

Lyric poet Sappho was born on the Greek island of Lesbos sometime in the 600's BC, although little is certain about her life and much of her poetry is lost to us her reputation, orig...

A key piece of Berlin's popular Shooting Star series. Diamonds Across the Sky is sumptuously rendered with the finest custom ground pigments and precious metal leaf. Scintillating an...

Created in Berlin's inimitable style and using a rich and vibrant palette this piece reflects the social turmoil of the times, Drawing on his personal experience of living in New Yor...

We are excited to bring this incredible painting to public attention. Berlin is renowned for his use of colour, pigments and texture but this piece is truly exceptional. Sumptuous in...

This work was inspired by Berlin's many visits to the Peace Pagoda during his sojourn to Nepal over the Winter. Sax prepares his canvasses and waits for the right conjunction of crea...

A beautiful piece of sheer, exuberant expressionist painting. Berlin commits to paper the internal machinations of a jazz musician living and experiencing the city and all her moods....

Portrait of Basquiat - troubled enfant terrible of the street art scene in downtown Manhattan in the 1970's & 80's. Wearing his trademark Armani suits Basquiat worked in fast, furiou...

Berlin's series of remarkable images of mythically, spiritual women is now augmented by this latest work. The Inner Heart to the Dove of Peace is an intense piece, a paean of hope. H...

From Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style Series" Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynam...

"Cate Blanchett,  Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing the European Parliament" is a wonderful Neo-Expressionist interpretation of the event by master artist Sax Berlin. This pai...

Bold and strong, these terms are synonymous with both the Guardian Angels and Sax Berlin’s Sharp Edge New York City style of Neo-Expressionist painting. The primary palette has been ...

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 m...

Brassai many years before the street art revolution said in 1933 that "it's authority is absolute. The art of the streets............. so ephemeral that it is easily obliterated........

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"

Jazz aficionado Sax Berlin offers his homage to Miles Davis. This piece is a street art version of portraiture, bold & incisive. There's a raw feel to this painting that has the musi...

Hitting the streets of downtown Manhattan in the late 1970’s the SAMO tag was the mark of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Al Diaz & Shannon Dawson. This short lived¬†collaboration saw ...

Music is a real love for Sax Berlin, second only to his art. These twin passions have given rise to a series of works that concentrate on jazz music. Jazz Man puts one right at the h...

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...

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...

Oil and acrylic on canvas

Signed front and verso Oil and acrylic on canvas.

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...

A charging bull elephant is an image we are all familiar with, but we are increasingly only able to see images and not the reality of the elephant. Berlin understands the headlong ch...

Harlequin On Fire from the studio of Sax Berlin. Vivid colour reflects the face of Harlequin; he gazes back as the fire rages; will he plunge into the inferno...

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...

Black and white abstract painting from the studio of Sax Berlin

Nirvana literally means cool or to extinguish, it is a state of mindfullness where suffering has been extinguished and one achieves ultimate freedom. In this fabulous piece we can se...

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...

This is an ephemeral piece from Berlin, in it he portrays the nebulous form of woman and allows his audience to interpret the power of woman. Almost meditational this painting is wom...

A riotous explosion from the palette of Sax Berlin. This garden uses the beautiful colours familiar to those who have travelled the southern reaches of France and used to such amazin...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

A beautiful representation of an ancient Grecian lyric poet, only Sax Berlin knows which one! This is a quite spectacular piece; it's richly created and could, one believes, be a wor...

Berlins response to the tragic loss of a young woman's life in London 2021 is this vibrant, passionate painting.  Once again women have held vigils and peaceful protests to draw atte...

Sax Berlin has two passions, his art and music, particularly jazz. As someone who was fortunate enough to experience the great jazz clubs of New York his paintings of jazz musicians ...

Portrait of actor Mark Rylance preparing for one of his earlier roles Gouache on Italian Slate in a contemporary Black frame.

When Muhammad Ali appears in your dreams there's bound to be a message! As a compassionate man Berlin feels strongly about many of the issues that affect our world. Animal Rights...

This work was inspired by Berlin's many visits to the Peace Pagoda during his sojourn to Nepal over the Winter. Sax prepares his canvasses and waits for the right conjunction of crea...

There's no mistaking this character, Arlecchino the medieval Comedie Del'Arte actor. In this thoughtful piece from Master Artist Sax Berlin we can see an interpretation of the Harleq...

Take a moment to forget all about the outside world and be lured into the mysterious world of Sax Berlin. Here one finds echoes of Degas, Daumier, Leonardo, Rembrandt, and Picasso m...

Balsam, ground marble and hand ground pigments give this work great depth. This piece from Sax Berlin works on different levels; the beautiful, subtle palette & the contemplative dra...

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

A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this is a burlesque tale of unrequited love. Charlatan brings the puppets to life and th...

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

Seemingly trapped in an artificial world makes Harlequin appear insightful and enlightened to his audience. However all around him surges the energy that makes this depth illusory, H...