EXHIBITION: Three internationally renowned artists KEVIN BERLIN, GIOVANNI ROSSI, BORIS IVANOVICH PETROV debut new paintings at RVS FINE ART, Southampton, New York.

DATES: July 3 – July 14, 2008; Opening Reception, Saturday, July 5th, 6–8 pm
Hours Daily, Noon – 5 pm.

PLACE: RVS FINE ART, 20 Job’s Lane, Southampton, New York. (631) 283-8546

EVENTS:

Opening Reception on Saturday July 5th from 6–8 pm.

Live Artist Performance at the Gallery:
Saturday, July 5th: KEVIN BERLIN 7pm.
Sunday, July 6th, GIOVANNI ROSSI 5–7 pm.
Monday, July 7th, BORIS IVANOVICH PETROV 5–7 pm.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

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, Quincy Jones, General Motors Corp. and Carnival Cruise Lines. Berlin, a Yale Alumnus, has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Miami Herald, USA Today, and CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, MTV, Tokyo Television, and BBC Radio. Berlin was honored by President Reagan at The White House as a YoungArts Presidential Scholar in 1983.

Kevin Berlin

Artist Kevin Berlin at his studio in Florence, Italy

Kevin Berlin, " Red, Red Wine" oil on canvas, 77 x 87.5 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, " Red, Red Wine" (detail) oil on canvas, 77 x 87.5 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "The Emperor's New Clothes #7," oil on canvas, 77 x 87.5 in., 2007

Kevin Berlin, "The Emperor's New Clothes #7," (detail) oil on canvas, 77 x 87.5 in., 2007

Kevin Berlin, "The Beauty Pageant (Diptych)" oil on 2 canvases, 77 x 143 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "The Beauty Pageant (Diptych)" (detail) oil on 2 canvases, 77 x 143 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella," oil on canvas, 41 x 47 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella," (detail) oil on canvas, 41 x 47 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella With Tomato," oil on canvas, 40.5 x 55 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, " Naughty Nudes," (installation of 25 framed works on west wall) gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (each) (framed) 2007-8

Kevin Berlin, " Naughty Nudes (detail)," (installation of 25 framed works on west wall) gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (each) (framed) 2007-8

Kevin Berlin, " Naughty Nudes (super detail)," (installation of 25 framed works on west wall) gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (each) (framed) 2007-8

Kevin Berlin, "American Passport," gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (framed) 2008

Kevin Berlin, "CCCP Passport," gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (framed) 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Red Still Life," (with Chairman Mao)," gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (framed) 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella With Aluminum Foil," (on invitation) gouache on handcut paper, 5 x 7.5 in., 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Caviar," gouache on handcut paper, 8 x 10 in., (framed) 2008

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella On Grape Pattern Plate," gouache on handcut paper, 5 x 7.5 in., 2008 (painted and framed in Florence, Italy)

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella (study for "Nutella With Tomato")," gouache on handcut paper, 5 x 7.5 in., 2008 (painted and framed in Florence, Italy)

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella With Tomatos," gouache on handcut paper, 5 x 7.5 in., 2008 (painted and framed in Florence, Italy)

Kevin Berlin, "Nutella With Apples, Bananas and a Tomato," gouache on handcut paper, 2008 (painted and framed in Florence, Italy)

Giovanni Rossi - Most famous for his paintings of "pomodori" (tomatoes), Rossi is now a ubiquitous figure at the international Art Fairs, giving new meaning to the concept that Artists are the "Rock Stars" of the 21st century. Rossi achieved success in the European adult film industry before turning his attention to painting full time. Rossi's studio is based in Florence, Italy. This is Rossi's second exhibition in North America and his first at RVS Fine Art.

Artist Giovanni Rossi

Giovanni Rossi, installation photo

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodoro Siciliano" (Sicilian Tomato), oil on canvas, 47 x 51 in., 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodoro Siciliano" (Sicilian Tomato) (detail), oil on canvas, 47 x 51 in., 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodori (Tomatos)," Installation with 25 individual works, gouache on paper, 8 x 10 in. (each) (framed), 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodori (Tomatos) (detail)," Installation with 25 individual works, gouache on paper, 8 x 10 in. (each) (framed), 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodori (Tomatos) (super detail)," Installation with 25 individual works, gouache on paper, 8 x 10 in. (each) (framed), 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodori (Tomatos) (super detail)," Installation with 25 individual works, gouache on paper, 8 x 10 in. (each) (framed), 2008

Giovanni Rossi, "Pomodori (Tomatos) (super detail)," Installation with 25 individual works, gouache on paper, 8 x 10 in. (each) (framed), 2008

Boris Ivanovich Petrov - Best known as an international business man and consortium builder, Petrov has been painting since he was a small child in his native St. Petersburg, Russia. Despite his name appearing in the media in the late 1990s for being associated with a scandal involving military helicopters in Novosibersk, Petrov has found recent success in oil, diamonds and “renewable energy sources." Petrov's highly emotional figurative paintings reflect his love for vodka and the Russian language.

Artist Boris Ivanovich Petrov

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, installation photo

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "V is for Vodka #1" oil on canvas, 75 x 110 in., 2008

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "V is for Vodka #1 (detail)" oil on canvas, 75 x 110 in., 2008

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "V is for Vodka #7" oil on canvas, 51 x 63 in., 2008

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "V is for Vodka #7 ( poem by Pushkin detail)" oil on canvas, 51 x 63 in., 2008

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "(Z)" oil on canvas, 7 x 9.5 in., 2007; "Ya" oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in., 2007

Boris Ivanovich Petrov, "Up Yours," oil on canvas, 18 x 22 (approx.) in. 2008

Painting
"Berlin, Rossi & Petrov," RVS Fine Art, Southampton, NY

Artist GIOVANNI ROSSI: live Performance in the window of RVS Fine Art. ROSSI worked with 28 pounds of pasta as 300 people gathered to watch.

Photos by: Katarzyna Zill

Click Here to see video of artist Giovanni Rossi judging the Italian beauty pageant MISS MOTORS 2007.
Click Here to see video of artist Giovanni Rossi with "Tomato Girls" at a polo match in The Hamptons.

Click Here to see artist Boris Ivanovich Petrov in a rare archival video from St. Petersburg, Russia.

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