Tiger Training For Beginners PDF 2012

Special thanks
National Circus of Ukraine:
Vladimir Shevchenko - Artistic Director
Lyudmila Shevchenko - Chief Director
Victor Arnautov - Managing Director
Tamara Podgurskaya - Ringmaster
Nikolai and Julia Kozyrevi - Trainers
Oksana Shvets - Interpreter
University College London:
Dr Helen Chatterjee - ZoologIist
James Davis - Head of Alumni Relations
Dennis N. K. Gno - Tiger Crane Kung Fu Club
Design: Heidi H. Waintrub
Graphic Design: Paulina Jarosz
Cover image: Kevin Berlin, “Tiger Training For Beginners (detail)”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 in (104 x 120 cm), 2011
TIGERS AND TIGER CONSERVATION
“There are only 3200 tigers left alive in the wild. I hope these paintings encourage
viewers to take action and get involved in a world-wide movement to protect the
global population of tigers, which continues to decline.”
Tigers (Panthera tigris) are the largest species of big cat and
although they have a fairly broad distribution across east and
southeast Asia, over the past 25 years their range has declined
by over 50%. The Born Free Foundation, one of the high profile
big cat conservation organisations, estimates there are fewer
than 3,500 tigers remaining in the wild. It is also estimated that
there were 100,000 tigers a century ago and this dramatic decline has
sparked scepticism about the effectiveness and impact of tiger conservation
efforts.
- Artist Kevin Berlin
The biggest threat to tigers, like so many endangered species, is humans, with habitat
destruction and poaching causing most concern. Current conservation efforts include the
creation of tiger sanctuaries, breeding programmes and safeguarding national parks from
poachers and further habitat loss. But, is this enough? Conserving endangered species is
complicated by a combination of socio-economic, political, cultural and financial factors,
which means that implementing effective conservation strategies is extremely problematic
and explains why current efforts are hampered. There is no easy answer, but this is just the
kind of debate confronted by zoology students at UCL and we hope their time with us inspires
them to take up the challenge and consider ways that they can best contribute to tackling
global issues such as biodiversity loss.
- Dr Helen Chatterjee, University College London.
I am more than proud to be presenting internationally recognised artist
To examine Berlin’s work is to come face to face with vulnera-
Kevin Berlin with his first major solo show in London ‘Tiger Training for
bilty, lust, fear, freedom, and the intimate secrets, motivations,
Beginners’ at Unit24. Berlin is an artist of enormous talent, with a great
and hidden desires that we all have in common.
eye for bringing to light the most intriguing global issues. His unique
This time the Artist got inspired by his experiences working with tiger
style is immediately recognizable, and reflects his outlook as a ”witness”
and lion trainers at the Ukrainian National Circus. As a result, Berlin
to International Popular Culture. Whether the subject is cash, cigarettes,
created more than one hundred original works, including huge scale
cocktail parties, or “ tigers in your house, “ his artwork engages the viewer
oils on canvas, works on paper, installation, and live performance.
with the changing economic, social and political situation these days.
Additionally, the concept behind this work, such as “Into The Cage,”
and “Lady and the Tiger” is to raise our attention to a serious
environmental problem which is the e termination of all the tigers
in the world.
- Kasia Morawska, Director Unit24, London 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Хода Hет! Хищники” (“Danger Carnivores”), oil on canvas, 41 x 51 inches (104 x 135 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lion Tamer #1”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Into The Cage #1”, oil on canvas, 59 x 77 inches (150 x 195 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Into The Cage #2”, oil on canvas, 41 x 51 inches (150 x 195 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lion Tamer #2”, oil on canvas, 59 x 81 inches (150 x 205 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lion on a Wire”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Monkey Trainer”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “The Bear”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lions”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Tigers”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lady and the Tiger (detail)”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Lady and the Tiger”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “The Striped Dress (detail)”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “The Striped Dress”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Tiger In The House”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Costume Party #2”, oil on canvas, 45.5 x 61 in (115 x 154 cm), 2011
Kevin Berlin, “Tiger in the Deep Interior of the Mind”, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 inches (195 x 225 cm), 2012
Kevin Berlin, “Tiger Snack #2”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
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Kevin Berlin, “Tiger Snack #2”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
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Kevin Berlin, “Tiger Snack #2”, oil on canvas, 41 x 47 inches (104 x 120 cm), 2012
Supported by
THE CORNHILL GROUP LIMITED
Artist Kevin Berlin in his studio, Florence, Italy
Photo: Marco Crivellin
KEVIN BERLIN
Born: Rochester, New York, 1965.
U.S. Presidential Scholarship, Honored by President Reagan at The White House, Washington DC 1983.
Yale University, B.A., New Haven, Connecticut, 1987.
Slade School of Fine Ar t, London, United Kingdom, 1988.
Currently lives and works in Florence, Italy and Southampton, New York.
KEVIN BERLIN
Internationally renowned artist Kevin Berlin’s works are found in the collections of Kim Basinger, Luciano Pavarotti,
Buzz Aldrin, Henry Buhl, David Letterman, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Dudley and Lisa Anderson, Quincy Jones, General
Solo Exhibitions:
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Unit 24 Gallery, “Tiger Training For Beginners,” London, UK, 2012
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery, Scope Miami, Miami, Florida, 2011
Kasia Kay Art Projects, “The Secret Life Of Ballerinas,” Chicago, 2011
Mauger Modern Art, Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea, 2011
Mark Miller Gallery, “Double Happiness,” New York, New York, 2010
Unit 24 Gallery, “Cats & Dogs,” London, UK, 2011
RVS Fine Art, “Kiev Days / Kiev Nights,” Southampton, New York, 2010
Chelsea Art Museum, “Open Portfolio New York,” New York, NY, 2010
Parus Business Centre, “Kiev Days / Kiev Nights,” Kiev, Ukraine, 2009
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2010
Fuxin Gallery, “Double Happiness,” Shanghai, China, 2009
Sandra Neustadter Gallery, “Art Palm Beach,” Palm Beach, FL, 2010
RVS Fine Art, “Berlin, Rossi & Petrov,” Southampton, New York, 2008
Fuxin Gallery, “Shanghai Baby,” Shanghai, China, 2008
GalleryBar, “Slaves of Fashion,” New York, New York, 2007
Rush Arts Gallery, “Art For Life,” New York, New York, 2008
RVS Fine Art, “Slaves of Fashion,” Southampton, New York, 2006
Boss Invitational, “Sex and Drugs New York,” Waregem, Belgium, 2004
Heller Gallery, “Heroes,” New York, New York, 2005
Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, “The Colossal Strappy Sandal,” NY, NY, 2000
Motors Corp. and Carnival Cruise Lines. Berlin, a Yale Alumnus, has appeared in The New York Times Magazine,
RVS Fine Art, “All Dressed Up With No Place To Go,” Southampton, NY, 2005 Private Collections:
Shanghai Daily, The Miami Herald, USA Today, and CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, MTV, Tokyo Television,
Fairfax Gallery, “Snacks Over Manhattan,” Royal Tunbridge Wells , UK, 2005
Kim Basinger, Luciano Pavarotti, Buzz Aldrin, Henry Buhl, Jimmy
and BBC Radio. Berlin was honored by President Reagan at The White House as a YoungArts Presidential Scholar in
RVS Fine Art, “From Russia With Love,” Southampton, New York 2003
Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Harold and Pat Gelber, Jane Joel,
1983. Kevin Berlin’s recent major solo exhibitions include shows in Shanghai, Kiev, Chicago, and New York City.
Gallery Facade, “Sex and Drugs New York,” Paris, France, 2001
Quincy Jones, David Letterman, Howard M. Lorber, Ron Rice,
RVS Fine Art, “Orchids and Goldfish” Southampton, New York, 2001
Dudley and Lisa Anderson, Patti E. Wallace, Jamie and Tara Vaught,
Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, “Downtown Bellybuttons,” New York, NY, 2001
Nick Studds, General Motors , Carnival Cruise Lines, Hawaiian Tropic.
www.kevinberlin.com
RVS Fine Art, “Sex, Cellphones, & Late Nights,” Southampton, NY, 2000
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