selected works

Leonardo Julian Rossi was born in Cecina, Italy and now lives and works in Berlin. !In the recent works by Rossi, he experiments with different techniques and tries to capture moments from both the past and present. His inspiration for this beautiful Bacchus oil painting has been found in the exploration of the perverse and dissolute side of Berlin. !Bacchus is represented by city religions as the protector of those who do not belong to conventional society and thus symbolizes everything which is chaotic, dangerous and unexpected, everything which escapes human reason. !Here Bacchus, the god of wine and ritual madness is set in the darkened city of an ominous and dissolute Berlin landscape.

Bacchus, 2015 Oil on Canvas 110 x 140 cm SOLD

Satyr, 2016 Oil on Canvas 110 x 135 cm 3,000€ + MwSt

Hector de Gregorio's  creative process involves a range of highly developed skills, from inventing a narrative around the character, dressing / undressing them and photographing his subject, to painting and varnishing the image. Hector, a former London YoungMasers Art Prize winner, reinvents historical paintings and through his process makes them look like weathered, 500 year old works. 

Each image Hector creates involves extensive research and hundreds of hours of costume making, photography, digital imaging and hand-finishing. His approach to portraiture is entirely inspired by the Old Masters who painted kings and heroes to tell the stories of their conquests and glory. Generals became semi-gods and brides-to-be went through the arduous process of beautification. The artist manifests the glory of his modern characters, which together form an improbable yet seductive theatre of glamour and fantasy. Other influences include his mother, who was a dressmaker and taught a young de Gregorio how to design and make clothes, and his Catholic upbringing, which seeded a further interest in religious and devotional art from all religions. 

Hector de Gregorio has exhibited widely, with exhibitions in London, Berlin, Milan, New York, Miami and Chicago. His stylistically modern portraiture is held in the collections of Lady Victoria Conran, Mehmet Omer Koc and Theo Fennell. 

In these artworks currently on display in ‘Saints & Sinners’ at The Ballery, Hector has portrayed international cult figures Ernesto Tomasini and Othon. Ernesto and Othon, both London based artists, have performed together all over Europe and have collaborated with the likes of Marc Almond, Antony and the Johnsons, Derek Jarman and Bruce LaBruce.

Portrait of Othon, 2010 Giclée and oil varnish on archival paper. Unique work. 40 x 50 cm 1,200€ + MwSt

Portrait of Ernesto Tomasini, 2010 Giclée and oil varnish on archival paper. Unique work. 40 x 50 cm 1,200€ + MwSt

Andrea Galad. !“I find the world of Saints and Martyrs very strong and inspiring; how people killed and glorified for their faith. I love how in the past they were celebrated with gold and beauty in a kind of celebration of violence and death mixed with passion and faith. The saints exposed now at the Ballery are just some of my favourite ones, i imagined them as realistic as possible as if i were there with my camera centuries ago”. !‘I didn’t grow up in a religious environment, only my grannies were incredibly devoted to the saints and the Virgin Mary. Having an interest for art history i am inspired to imitate the same decorative styles, putting halos and wings where i think they are needed; these symbols praise my characters and making them divine, like Holy Monsters!”

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St Bartholomew, 2011 Digital photo with wax in antique frame. Ed 1/7 60 x 80 cm 1,200€ + MwSt

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!The Martyr, 2015 Injected fine art print on platinum paper with custom frame with UV protected glass 70 x 100 cm 2,500€ + MwSt

Kiril Bikov 1986 Bourgas, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Berlin !In his work Kiril Bikov seeks new interpretations of religious motifs and rituals as prototypes of sexual practices and fetishes . He makes clever parallels between religious aspirations to heaven, nirvana, ultimate purification and (mental and physical) pleasure.

Stanka Koleva, b. 1982 Bourgas, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Berlin. In 2000 Stanka Koleva took up photography in her hometown with B. Penkov as her tutor. She prints her images herself by using the classic gelatin silver process and has presented her works in individual and group exhibitions in Bulgaria and other countries in Europe.  In her own words she explains the concept behind her work: “I believe art is the purest way to understanding and depicting our inner selves, as well as the aspects of cosmic life. Human nature and mutual relations are aspects on which I rely to do my work, along with intuition, which is the most important part of an artistic act.

Black fears, white tears, 2015 Gelatin silver print on archival paper, unique work 30 x 40cm 750€ + MwSt

Bloody rain will wash away your sins, 2014 Gelatin silver print on archival paper, unique work 30 x 40cm 750€ + MwSt

My name is Legion for we are many, 2016 Gelatin silver print on archival paper, unique work 30 x 40cm 700€ + MwSt

Never say i love you, 2015 Gelatin silver print on archival paper, unique work 30 x 40cm 750€ + MwSt

Theodore Brouskomatis animATheca, 2014 - Janis Joplin & Sid Vicious Mixed media dioramas 10 x 15 cm* 100€ Each + MwSt

Michal Andrysiak Guilt, 2016 Digital prints on photo paper ed of 3 50 x 70 cm 300€ + MwSt

Aaron Mcelroy Untitled 1-10, 2012 - 2015 Archival pigment prints ed 1/5 30 x 40 cm 600€ + MwSt

Eni Steinhausen Untitled, 2015 Canvas, wood, chalk primer, gold leaf, metal. 50 x 60 cm 1,500€ + MwSt

Eni Steinhausen Untitled, 2015 Paint brush, wood, chalk primer, gold leaf 780€ + MwSt

Eni Steinhausen Gotisches Fenster, 2015 Wood and horse hair 4,000€ + MwSt

Eni Steinhausen Untitled, 2015 Wood, papier maché, canvas, silver leaf 6,000€ + MwSt

Lucio Palmieri, b. 1987 Emilia Romagna, Italy. Lives and works in Italy and Berlin

Restoration and Conservation of Contemporary Art. Academy of Brera, Milan, Italy

Lucio Palmieri’s unique works are created by making use of an unconventional methods, which involve different types of papers and drawing tools. His art depicts fascinating bodies, miserable anatomies and elegant birds, revealing a forbidden world. His drawings and collages have been featured in his solo and group exhibitions between Milan and Berlin, and his illustrations have also appear in children’s books and fashion editorial projects.

Aaron Mcelroy Saints Calendar, 2014 Unique mixed media works and assorted papers 20 x 30cm 200€ + MwSt