CROC WEEK!! Dec 19 | Wildlife Conservation Exhibition | Palm Beach Showroom
- Sep 20, 2024
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Updated: Feb 22
Kevin Berlin, “Crocodile In The House”, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in., 2024.
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Exhibition: KEVIN BERLIN: CROC WEEK!!
Opening: SOLO SHOW on DECEMBER 19TH, 6-8 pm
Location: Palm Beach Art, Antique & Design Showroom, 500 N Dixie HWY Lake Worth, FL 33460, USA
Kevin Berlin’s CROC WEEK!! 2024 unveils new artworks featuring endangered crocodiles and other animals on the verge of extinction. The large-scale paintings and works on paper were inspired by the Artist’s year-long travels in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Bali. The exhibition is highlighted with “Crocodile in the House”, “Crocodile on Mars”, and the monumental canvas “Elephant in the Room”. Small works on paper include those painted from life at the Siamese Crocodile Breeding Center in Cambodia, and the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka. The opening night will feature Special Guests in Conservation.
View the new Croc Art video below:
“People have a lot in common. We all want to live in a beautiful place; we all want to have friends; we want to be loved; we want to build something and watch it grow; we want to be part of the future… and this is also true for crocodiles.”
— Kevin Berlin, Artist
Artist Kevin Berlin paints the rarest crocodile in the world in order to raise awareness for wildlife conservation.
"THE LAST CROCODILE", a short film on YouTube, features the Artist’s visit to the Siamese Crocodile Breeding Facility in Cambodia. Kevin Berlin encounters the challenges of painting live crocodiles; feisty baby crocs, protective mothers guarding their nest, 115-degree temperatures, and long days eye-to-eye with an apex predator. This is the first short film introducing an exciting new Art project underway.
Berlin’s “CROC WEEK!!” takes a fresh look at Siamese Crocodiles which were once feared extinct in the wild until their rediscovery in 2000. Fauna & Flora International, working with the Cambodian government (CCCP - Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Program), established the country's first captive-breeding program and have released 196 crocs into the wild since 2012. These reptiles are bred in captivity due to threats from poaching and habitat loss. When old enough, they are released into protected areas within the Cardamom Mountains.
To donate to one of Fauna & Flora’s many programs, visit: https://www.fauna-flora.org/support/
View the new Komodo Dragon video below:
"DRAGON HUNT: FANTASTIC VOYAGE TO PAINT ON KOMODO ISLAND"
Artist Kevin Berlin arrives at Labuan Bajo marina in a remote area of Indonesia, with a mission to paint one of the last Komodo Dragons alive. The goal: to raise awareness for wildlife conservation. Protected by Uba, a Komodo Ranger, and a special forked stick, the two seek out the world’s rarest, largest and most venomous land lizard, the legendary Dragon of Komodo Islands.
Kevin Berlin is an international artist best known for painting, sculpture, and performance. As featured in The New York Times Magazine, Shanghai Daily, The Miami Herald, Tokyo Television, USA Today and BBC Radio. Berlin, a Yale University Alumnus, studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and received a gold medal from President Reagan at The White House. Recent solo exhibitions include shows in Miami, Palm Beach, New York, London, and The Hague.
Berlin's artworks are found in collections of Luciano Pavarotti, Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, HRH Princess Antonella de Orleans-Bourbon, David Letterman, Quincy Jones, Ron Rice, Henry Buhl, Resistol/Stetson Hats, Carnival Cruise Lines, YoungArts Foundation and General Motors. www.kevinberlin.com | @kevinberlin
