Athena D

artist • illustrator

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Athena D?

Athena D is an upcoming painter, illustrator, and designer with over 5 years of experience. With a lifelong passion for drawing, Athena pursued a degree in Visual and Applied Arts at the School of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Alongside her studies, Athena has been working as a full-time painter, illustrator and designer, taking commissions and on personal projects. Her artwork has been exhibited and sold in various exhibitions, including the recent "Walking with Giants|1st edition" in Boomer Gallery curated by Anthony Fawcett, "Contemporary|5th Edition" exhibition at Boomer Gallery in London and "Fabriano in Acquarello 2022" in Italy. Athena's work is a testament to her dedication and talent in the art world.

Her newest project, "...to avoid evil", has already been exhibited in Boomer Gallery, London, England, and prints and originals can be purchased.

Recent work

"...to avoid evil"

It is a fact that in the modern era, topics and events that for centuries were hushed up, overlooked and considered stigmatised are beginning to come to the surface. In the series "...to avoid evil." The artist touches upon the fear that every girl has planted deep within her, to a greater or lesser degree; the fear of walking alone (at night). A group of girls through social networks, decided to show with exemplary videos, how they feel safe walking alone (at night), with their "scary" dogs for company. This resulted in a parade of video evidence accompanied by the hashtag #scarydogprivilege and often accompanied by the phrase “using my scary dog privilege to walk alone (at night)”, which show the girls themselves walking their "scary" dogs, which are usually from breeds that are either intended for guard dogs, or simply make the passerby think twice before approaching them, such as Dobermans, Great Danes, Dogo Argentino, etc.

Athena chose to create this series by simulating the textures of pencil and charcoal in digital form, wanting to connect the digital snapshots I captured from videos trending through social networks with a natural and malleable material such as pencil and charcoal that reflect the reality behind the theme of the project. In the same line of thought, the sizes of the works seem to put the viewer inside the event itself; the viewer, looking at the work, feels that he is making the video himself, that he is holding the dog's lead-leash himself, thus identifying with the situation which where each girl finds herself, she feels his footsteps similar to those of the creature she trusts to guard her when she walks alone.

Stark, Digital painting, 70x100