ORIGINAL ART & THEN SOME · SD, CA

HOUSE OF
BERSERI

Artwork for your inner world—abstract paintings, surreal collage, and mixed media pieces that give form to a feeling.

We live in a world that profits from disconnection.

A world that rewards consumption over creation, distraction over feeling, algorithms over authenticity, performance over presence.

House of Berseri exists to push back.

Through art. Through curiosity. Through the things that make us pause long enough to feel something real.

Mixed media collage of a man in a snow-dusted suit holding a bright cocktail, eyes covered by a typewritten label reading chase your dreamsRead the studio philosophy →

Everything is an input.

The books you leave out. The wall art you hang. The clothes you wear. The music you play. The algorithms you feed. The words you repeat and the thoughts you rehearse.

They're all in conversation with who you're becoming.

We make work that interrupts the autopilot—a painting you keep noticing, a phrase on a shirt that starts a real conversation, a small thing on a shelf that makes you smile for no particular reason.

Why Berseri?

Berseri

berseri-seri (ber·seh·ree)

An Indonesian expression describing the moment something comes alive—the way a face lights up, a flower blooms, or joy becomes visible.

We chose the name because it captures something we’re endlessly fascinated by:

The moments that remind us what it feels like to be fully alive.

THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME →

Start here

Four ways into the work—from pieces made by hand to things you can wear, use, and stick anywhere.

Work with the artist

Bring an idea to the studio

Have a commission, collaboration, custom piece, or workshop in mind? Share what you’re imagining—even if it isn’t fully formed yet. Each inquiry is considered personally by the artist.

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Field notes

The studio thinks out loud

Process, materials, attention, curiosity—what worked, what didn’t, and the ideas that keep following me back into the studio. The first entry is being written now.

Read Field Notes →

From the studio

See what’s taking shape.

Get first looks at new originals, works in progress, upcoming markets, and occasional notes about the ideas behind the work.