Athena: The daughter of the father
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Original oil painting on canvas, 47.2 W × 39.4 H × 2 D in.
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Athena embodies strength, wisdom, clarity, and inner authority. Although often associated with the patriarchal world, I see her as an archetype of a woman deeply connected to her own power and intelligence.
In Jungian terms, she represents a profound integration of the animus: reason, strategy, and decisive action existing alongside intuition and sensitivity. Her armor is not a symbol of aggression, but of consciousness and protection.
With her eyes closed and her body at rest, Athena reminds us that strength does not always need to fight. For me, she represents a wisdom women can reclaim: the ability to unite reason and intuition, sensitivity and strength, the feminine and masculine within ourselves.
Viridiana Roche
MexicoViridiana Roche is a Mexican visual artist specializing in magical realism and figurative painting. Her work explores the intersection of the feminine, mythology, symbolism, nature, and the inner world, creating dreamlike and psychologically charged imagery where the visible becomes a gateway to the unconscious.
Her work draws inspiration from archetypes, ancient myths, spirituality, and the relationship between transformation and self-discovery. Each painting invites the viewer into an intimate symbolic universe, populated by feminine figures, animals, natural elements, and recurring motifs of death, rebirth, and transformation.
This shop presents a curated selection of original works by Viridiana Roche.
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