Christopher “Flore” Florentino understands the symphonic power of colors at a foundational level. With inspiration from the greats that preceded him and execution from his own brush strokes that excel beyond, Flore represents emotion boldly and subtly through every gesture and figure depicted.

Formal art school training rendered him especially interested in color theory and the optical dynamics of forward and retreating motion: how color moves the eye and creates the effect of space within the surface. As part of his evolution as an artist, he continues to put in countless hours in the studio, strengthening his technique and a fresh path to self-expression.

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BIOGRAPHY

Christopher “Flore” Florentino understands the symphonic power of colors at a foundational level. With inspiration from the greats that preceded him and execution from his own brush strokes that excel beyond, Flore represents emotion boldly and subtly through every gesture and figure depicted.

Formal art school training rendered him especially interested in color theory and the optical dynamics of forward and retreating motion: how color moves the eye and creates the effect of space within the surface. As part of his evolution as an artist, he continues to put in countless hours in the studio, strengthening his technique and a fresh path to self-expression.

For several years, his Urban Cubist works have deployed poignant phrases amidst an assemblage of rambunctious monsters to create vivacious canvases, echoing the architecture of New York, his home. Increasingly, it’s been the development of his Modernist series that has yielded a mature, poetic, and classically art historical relationship with the powers of color — a series that sets the eye, mind and heart in equal, fluid motion. His obsession with Mid-Century Modern design catalyzed the Modernist, arising from a desire to match the aesthetics of sprawling Liechtensteins and lush Eames lounges.

“Born and raised in Brooklyn, the Urbans are who I am, but the Modernist is my taste. My heroes are Cy Twombly, Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell… I’m an art nerd, what can I say?” Flore remarks.

Since the inception of his illustrious artist journey in the city that never sleeps, Flore has taken from the streets of New York to Japan for a live Urban Cubist painting within the Nakamura Keith Haring Museum collection and Venice, Italy to prominently showcase two Modernist paintings at the Biennale. Boasting a robust list of collectors from Audemars Piguet to Beyoncé and beyond, the recognition of his cosmic oeuvre spans light years.

Headspace (and physical space) play a significant role in what pours from his paintbrush. A migration from Miami to New York City’s Soho foreshadows a shift in his aura of creation; Urban Cubism hearkens back to his Brooklyn roots, so a return to full immersion is paramount for the series to continue evolving. For the Modernist series, tributes to exalted abstract artists are now melded with remembrance of his grandmother, an artist herself that strongly assisted in fostering his appreciation for fine art in the heart of Greenwich Village.

“I strive to execute at a level that honors their influence,” Flore proudly proclaims.

EXHIBITIONS

Andy Goes Street Exhibition, Flore x Chris Brown, Gregory Siff, Skyler

Art Angels Los Angeles, The Modernist, 2020 Solo Exhibition

Art Angels Miami, The Cubist, 2020 Solo Exhibition —2020

Art Angels Miami, Group Exhibition, Art Basel —2019

SLS Hotel Miami, Exhibition and Mural, Art Basel —2019

Texas Contemporary, Texas —2019

Art Market & Design, Hamptons —2019

Mandarin Oriental, Miami —April 2019

Nobu Miami Beach Hotel Installation —February 2019

Context, Art Miami Fair —December 2018

Solo Show, Art Angels, Los Angeles —March 2018

Scope, Miami Art Fair —December 2017

Scope St. Tropez Art Fair —July, 2017

Live Painting by Flore at Nakamura Keith Haring Museum —April 2017

Scope New York Art Fair —December 2016

Hublot Exhibit, Art Basel Miami —December 2016

Solo Show, Eden Fine Art, New York —August 2016

Urban Talk, Flore x Banksy x Fenx, Bel Air Fine Art —April 2015