MALICIOUZ is an artist based in Montreal. A spiritual perspective serves as the starting point for her work. Her approach draws on her Haitian heritage and an ancestral legacy that she adapts to her current context. Drawing from Afro-diasporic, North American, and street cultures, she highlights elements that we often sanctify without realizing it, through monumental figures of the Black diaspora that she canonizes. Painting on canvas has been at the heart of her practice since 2011. She has also developed a mural art practice rooted in graffiti, begun in 2007, which influences her visual language and her relationship to public space. Her works are included in public and private collections in Canada, the United States, France, and Côte d’Ivoire. Her murals can be seen notably in Montreal, New York, Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and Abidjan.
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Artwork description
This dreamlike mural highlights the dynamic relationship between nature and urbanity, exploring the possibility of their harmonious coexistence. Through the depiction of landscapes, lush plant life, a female figure, and her integration into the heart of Promenade Masson, the work embodies this essential connection.
The artist seeks to capture the quiet strength and beauty of nature while emphasizing its vital role in our urban environments. The plants—symbols of growth, resilience, and vitality—reflect the living world’s ability to thrive even within built spaces.
The female figure, both powerful and delicate, represents our capacity to influence the environment, as well as the possibility of fully belonging to it. She symbolizes the harmony—both necessary and achievable—between humans and nature, even in the heart of the city.