Psychological Polarity

MYSTICALMAN BREATH / FEAR

A double-sided framed installation occupying two psychological states within a single suspended physical work. The viewer must move around the object to encounter its opposing states, shifting painting from a flat image toward spatial experience.

Transformation

THE ALCHEMY

Long-form works exploring internal alignment, celestial geometry, and physical recalibration. Oils on laser-cut acrylic and structured wood assemblies.

Collective Memory & Origin

THE UNDERGROUND

Born from hip hop, movement and memory, The Underground traces a journey from origin to elevation. Coded language, gesture and cultural memory unfold across a chronological suite spanning 1981–1999.

STUDIO / EXHIBITION SPACE

ARTFLAVA

Artflava is the working studio and exhibition space of Christopher Marie. New works develop here alongside changing installations of interconnected bodies of inquiry.

67 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood
ARTFLAVA • STUDIO / EXHIBITION SPACE

From Chris Marie

Artist & Founder of ArtFlava

Rooted in the visual lexicon of street culture—bold typography, high-contrast graphic layering, and expressive mark-making—the canvas becomes a conduit for exploring internal consciousness, ancient sacred traditions, and contemporary human existence.

By fusing the immediate grit of neo-expressionism and graffiti aesthetics with motifs drawn from yogic philosophy, alchemical transformation, and mysticism, I frame the street as a sacred space and spiritual discipline as an active, living dialogue. Script and street vernacular double as modern mantras, urging presence, vitality, and self-sovereignty amidst the noise and velocity of modern life.

Ultimately, my practice seeks to demystify the esoteric, presenting spiritual awakenings not as distant abstractions, but as tangible, lived experiences forged directly in the rhythm of the modern city.

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