In the broader context of late 20th- and early 21st-century art, Arrivabene’s work aligns with a renewed interest in spirituality and the mystical. As he himself puts it: "My work is a constant dialogue between the sacred and the profane, a bridge connecting the divine and the human." His symbolism-rich paintings merge medieval and sacred visual traditions with a contemporary sensibility, satisfying a modern yearning for meaning, transcendence, and connection.
For Arrivabene, nature is a theater of revelations—a pagan cosmos brimming with phenomena that ignite the imagination. He invites viewers to engage in a personal act of interpretation, to explore their own dreams, emotions, and spiritual intuitions. In his vision, art becomes not just a visual experience but a path to inner exploration, where the soul navigates between the visible and the unseen.