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- Nov 18, 2020
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Oli Berg, Artist & Painter

Updated: Nov 19, 2020

Neighborhood:

Eixample, Barcelona

Hometown/ country:

Kiev, Ukraine

Company and Role:

Artist

Industry:

Art & Culture

Tell us about your business, and what makes it special to you?

My works - are a visualization of emotions. They are personal and inspired by nature and landscapes.

Tell us about the defining moment that propelled you to start your business, or follow your dreams.

I always have been "that artist of the family" (since my first artwork hung on the wall of my mother's house). I started painting much earlier than talking or running, right around 2,5 years old. My career as an artist started from there and I was always following my dreams. The defining moment was the decision to enter the Academy of Arts. The program lasted 6 years, so my future as an artist was definitely clear by the end.

What problem is your business solving? Why is this personal to you?

I think my art projects a kind of spiritual motivation, which gives you the opportunity to think in a different way. It's all about indirect communication. Also, during the pandemic I think the art brings joy and evokes innocence which is so important to our spirits.

Tell us how you stay inspired as an entrepreneur.

I just can't imagine the world around and my own world without ART. It's a universal way of communication, so I really don't need any extra inspiration - it's the way I am living, thinking and acting day by day. It seems the more hard times we are going through - the more important the figure of Art and Artist become. People who are visiting my recent solo show in Barcelona - confess that it makes their days, gives new energy, delivers hope, happiness...and this is really inspiring because it makes me feel that my art does its job - communicating with people and giving each of them what the need to "see something" in an art piece. It's amazing when kids are lingering to play among the sculpture - flores, they like it and ask their parents to come back the next day, and many do!

Tell us about a defining career milestone or job that impacted your personal trajectory.

I was lucky to find a gallery in Barcelona (Galeria Victor Saavedra), which believes in my work and gives me the opportunity to grow in a different art discipline. The five years of working in Barcelona have been the most productive and creative in all my artistic adult life.

Tell us about a woman who inspired you.

Grandma, 92 years old and she is still the strongest in the family!

Do you feel you've mastered work/life balance? What could be improved or what would you like to work on?

I think there is a bunch of improvement that could be made. But! Here and now I am doing really great with work/life balance!

How do you release and unwind?

A day of silence - it's a perfect recovery :)

What's the next big step for your business?

I will be presenting a new sculpture project.

Is there a quote/mantra that guides you?

I think I am blessed to find my world inside me.

Social handle/ website:

@Oli_Berg