People have a few hours to see a stunning sand art created at a Newquay beach by an internationally renowned artist.

Sax Berlin has created the ‘No War’ art piece at Great Western Beach, which will be visible until the tide comes in.

Surf historian Roger Mansfield said: “The work is by Newquay-originated artist Sax Berlin.

“His work is impressive and varied in styles.

"I first met him when he was 18 and in Newquay working the tourist seasons.

“Now he has international recognition.”

An art critic said: “Sax, arguably the finest exponent of 21st Century Classicism, has devoted his life to absorbing the culture of art and architecture in Europe, Asia and North America.

"He is undoubtedly a genius of our times and one of the great secrets of modern art.

“When one reviews his oeuvre, 10 distinct and separate styles emerge, displaying Berlin’s mastery of his subject.

"In fact only Picasso has achieved this height of genius. His students and collectors call him “The Master.”

“Berlin is a unique artist, using techniques mastered during his studies; ranging from antiquity through the medieval and Renaissance to the present; he creates the visual outcomes he wants and that delight collectors.

“The paintings Berlin has created in his New York, Greek and Cornish studios are of museum quality and are rarely seen in Art Sales offering a combination of beautiful artworks and investment opportunity.

“Harvard University refer to him as a Master Artist."

The President of the Asia Society on Park Avenue, NYC wrote to Berlin that “your work is beautiful” and Bernard Faure, Professor of Asia Studies at Columbia University wrote “your icons really do have a life of their own.

“Sax Berlin is a modern Master Painter in the truest sense of the term and follows in the footsteps of the Great Masters of the past.”

Video by Roger Mansfield.