FEAR / MYSTICALMAN BREATH
One Painting. Two Psychological Worlds.
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Every person experiences two competing forces.
Fear keeps us alive.
Breath reminds us to live.
FEAR / MysticalMan Breath is a single, double-sided artwork exploring this tension. Rather than presenting opposing ideas on separate canvases, both states occupy the same physical object. To experience the work fully, the viewer must move around it.
The journey between each side becomes part of the artwork itself.
FEAR
The reverse side confronts survival.
Bold typography, fractured forms and visceral colour speak to anxiety, mortality and the internal dialogue that accompanies uncertainty.
It asks a simple question:
What happens when fear becomes the loudest voice in the room?
MYSTICALMAN BREATH
Turning the work reveals another reality.
Breath replaces panic.
Landscape replaces confinement.
Movement replaces paralysis.
Rather than escaping fear, the work suggests transformation through awareness, reminding us that perspective can change simply by taking a step.
Built in Public
FEAR / MysticalMan Breath wasn’t hidden away in a private studio.
It was developed inside Artflava, where visitors could witness the painting evolve over weeks of experimentation, conversation and revision.
The gallery became part studio, part laboratory and part public conversation.
Experience the Work
Art is different when it shares the same physical space as the viewer.
Private viewings are available at the Artflava studio in Collingwood.
Walk around the work.
Experience both sides.
Decide where you stand.
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