Sax Berlin Figurative Paintings

Sax Berlin is a caring, compassionate man and his egalitarian outlook is translated into his art. This piece is large and impactful and shows this ascending star of the art world at ...

A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...

In his Neo-Expressionist paintings Berlin creates memories of dark and dangerous days in New York and the vibrant anarchistic time of Basquiat, Haring and Warhol. Sax in The City har...

Have we evolved since 9/11? Are we embarking on the dark march to whatever it is we’re globally approaching? It’s not easy to pose such an emotive philosophical question on canvas; but using the literary reference from Tennessee Williams’ heroine Blanche DuBois...

Signed front and verso Oil and acrylic on canvas.

Sticking to his 1980s Neo-expressionist roots Sax Berlin produces a topical piece close to his heart. Let his work do the talking Oil and acrylic paint on stareched canvas Signed

In the 1980's New York was a very different place to the shiny, cosmopolitan city we know today. Dark forces roamed the streets and subway, violence lurked on street corners. The cit...

A figure floating in a swirling atmosphere like a space traveller looking down at our planet. This piece is all about trying to rise above the chaos and foment in the world and becom...

A small format work on paper from Berlin. This piece is bright and immediate, beautifully reflecting the vibrancy of downtown culture. Acrylic and gold leaf on paper

An almost gospel theme from Sax Berlin; harking to the parable of the mustard seed that we find in the gospel of Luke. Sax has combined this powerful imagery with the equally powerfu...

A study in time and a clarion call for rebirth and enlightenment. Berlin’s Neo-Expressionist Renaissance is a reflective piece but a piece offering strength and hope in dark. times....

Neo-Expressionism has a justified place in the art pantheon and is currently experiencing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. The human condition is laid out in this piece which...

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...

A large, monochrome painting that maximises Berlin's skill. In this piece, which appears deceptively simple Berlin has channeled his raw  energy into a painting that has massive impa...

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...

Impressive allegorical piece that reflects on the current state of the human condition and society as a whole. Berlin's Neo-expressionist series weaves a narrative of social. conscio...

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....

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...

From Sax’s Neo Nouveau collection that he recently revisited for one of his private collectors Adoration is a stunningly beautiful painting. The figure is a coquettish representatio...

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........

This painting from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin captures the essence of ecstasy. It’s imbued with a special sense of immediacy and fluid movement. The painting draws one in and ...

Sax Berlin has such mastery over his craft. This piece is exceptional, there's beautiful imagery, sumptuous colour, and the Wise Women. Berlin has mixed beauty, strength and mythos i...

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...

The New York subway network has seen dark and dangerous times over the last few decades.Now we can ride the subway thoughtlessly, the trains are clean, the stations are brightly lit ...

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...

Sax Berlin followers will already be aware that a second love of his is music. He has created this piece as a tribute to Motown; Berry Gordy Jr's classic record label. Motown music b...

"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...

This eyecatching painting was an immediate reaction to 9/11. Berlin spent many years in New York and visits to this day, the city has aspecial place in his heart. The response visibl...

Berlin in this piece channels the imagery of the streets of New York City. Is it a commentary on today's society or a nostalgic view of the past? This painting offers a fabulous oppo...

This title encapsulates the whole ethos of Sax Berlin; the impulse to create courses through him in vibrant immediacy resulting in paintings that are timeless. In this work his creat...

A stunning almost minimalist Neo-Expressionist piece from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin. Throughout the Summer of 2024 in increasingly unpredictable times Berlin has been creatin...

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...

Master artist Sax Berlin has turned his attention and considerable skills to creating this signature work, a self portrait. It's a complex piece that takes inspiration from the peace...

Blue Cigarette - something of a departure in style for Berlin. This elegant, sophisticated lady is an interpretation on canvas of how he would create her in stained glass. 30" x 24"

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...

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...

Homage to Billie Holliday. Created in his idiosyncratic New York City style Berlin, himself a keen jazz musician, pays tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, the legendary Billie Holliday. Nicknamed Lady Day...

Sax Berlin is currently working in the heat of a villa in the Spanish desert, his "billion dollar hands" creating pieces referencing cutting edge icons. This new work has such colour...

This piece simply screams New York City and is presented in Berlin’s inimitable Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style. This painting has such a vibrant, pulsating feel, it’s ful...

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...

This majestic double portrait "Abraham and Sarah" is part of a series of paintings by breaking British artist, Sax Berlin. Inspired by the Bible and also by a commission to paint “Is...

An enigmatic portrait in oils from Berlin, stylised and elongated this person is a mysterious figure. ZiZi was a writer and poet who was a friend of the artist. It is certainly a re...

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...

Sax Berlin is a master of many styles and this Van Goghesque portrait of JFK is both subtle and eye-catching. Shocking events are taking place in the world so it's fitting that Berli...

Sociological Expressionism. From Grosz and Dix to Berlin, this movement gives voices and images to the conscience of the people trying to process the contemporary trauma of the hopel...

Classical Harlequin - in this Harlequin painting Berlin shows his character barefaced and out of costume. The Harlequin is quiet and reflective in the foreground, however in the back...

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...

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...

Angel Of Liberty from Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressionist New York City Style" Series It probably only happens once in a lifetime with right alignment of the stars! To work with an artist at the very zenith of his power in the contemporary art world. Sax Berlin has travelled every continent to study to learn how to paint in a myriad complexity of styles. He has served an apprenticeship of decades, always creating the most wonderful paintings in every unique style. Now he has come full circle and his Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style reflects the cutting edge of contemporary art. Now painting in a studio in Spain his work has evolved. Spanish art has always been at the forefront of creativity and style. Due in part to the influences of light, colour and landscape that imbue the country, from stark arid plains to verdant mountains. Berlin is inspired by the colours and light to a new vibrancy. His paintings are elemental, "slash and burn" in an amalgam of New York City Street Style and ancient Spanish...

Acrylic On Canvas

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

hand ground pigments on canvas

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...

"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...

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