The Gallery at the Marmara Manhattan is pleased to announce an extraordinary exhibition of the oil paintings and watercolors of nationally acclaimed Armenian, Turkish, American artist BERC. Berc's paintings as described by Stevan Demas, Director of Bon `a Tirer Gallery "...Berc's compositions are strong and direct. Each painting is highly personal and reveal Berc's understanding and love of people... The mood in his paintings is set by light illuminating canvasses that burst with people talking, laughing, singing, drinking and relaxing...We feel the warmth of the night, the gentle breeze from the see, the heavy scent of coffee or flowers in the air...A careful look reveals that in spite of the relaxed bohemian settings, the cares and the worries of life are not completely forgotten. It's a part of Berc's brilliance that he captures these complexities for his audience. In the midst of a crowd, we feel isolation and loneliness, friendship and sympathy, reflection and thoughtfulness, sensuality and excitement, anticipation and sorrow..." Ruth Pomerantz in Louvre Magazine (The Louvre Museum, Paris, France) wrote that "...his paintings are accessible, yet complex ; it is painfully realistic, yet ethereally poetic.Although glimpses of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Monet, Corot, and a myriad of other painters may emerge, the final result is totally and uniguely Berc..." His works can be found in the collections of Museum of Istanbul, Saryan Museum of Armenia, Arsonvale Museum of France, Charles Aznavour, Stephen Baldwin, Bjorn Bjorg, Houvanian, Andrew Shanian, Orson Wells. Welcome to see his nostalgique nights, fisherfolk, friends, sophisticated ladies, drunk and all the people who he loves. GENATZNUT BERC! BERC