Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome Houston-based visual artist Marie Casamayor-Harvey with two striking paper collage works. Industrial Pulse “channels the rhythmic intensity and raw energy of industrial landscapes. Rendered in bold hues of red, white, and black, the artwork juxtaposes dynamic contrasts with intricate structural forms, evoking both the precision and chaos inherent in mechanical environments. The composition is dominated by pipe-like structures that create a sense of movement and flow, as if tracing the lifeblood of an urban machine.” The two black and white structures are rotated and placed in such a way that their edges are staggered while the pipelike features line up perfectly. One gets the sense that technology has an element of the unexpected–that it has a rhythm, perhaps even a life, of its own that doesn’t match up with our intent.
Spectral Dance “captures the essence of ethereal movement frozen in time, a testament to the ephemeral beauty of the unseen.” The central portion of this artwork is a series of orbs of differing hues and sizes which evoke planets or moons in conjunction and ghostly energies, creating a link between human souls and star-stuff. “Vibrant hues of azure and amethyst intertwine with whispers of indigo, forming intricate patterns that seem to shimmer and sway with spectral energy.”
Marie’s vision combines the playful with the totemic, pointing to a realm where there is no division between the serious and the whimsical, where Being is a dance.
“Patterns in my work serve as visual echoes of memory, history and connection. They act as both markers and maps—guiding the viewer through layers of time and experience. By repeating, disrupting or layering patterns, I evoke the rhythms of belonging and the traces left by personal and collective journeys. In essence, my patterns become a language of continuity and transformation, anchoring my exploration of identity across space and time.”
View Marie’s art and learn about her process in “Across Space and Time:Liminal Patterns of Marie Casamayor-Harvey” in Synkroniciti’s “Patterns” issue, Vol. 7, No. 4, available for purchase here: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues/.
Marie Casamayor-Harvey is a Houston-based artist with Cuban and Colombian roots. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, drawing, collage and mixed media, weaving together a rich visual language rooted in personal and cultural mythology. Enchanted by symbolism, expressionism, surrealism and metaphysical imagery, her work explores the unseen forces that shape our emotional, spiritual and imaginative lives. Through layered forms and intuitive mark-making, she seeks to create portals—spaces where memory, mystery and meaning converge. Each piece is an invitation to pause, reflect and connect with something deeper, something just beyond the visible.
Marie’s art functions as a kind of visual poem or talisman—dense with meaning, yet open to personal interpretation. Symbols arise organically, woven from personal mythology and cultural memory.