Uriginal: “Athena and Minerva” Goddesses Fractalized in Madrid

A contemporary apparition of the goddess. Or goddesses.

Two of them are merged here in the geometric mosaic of a face in Madrid, thanks to the genuinely original portraitist named Uriginal.

Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)

Give up on who they are? This new woman is Athena, the Greek goddess of war and civilization, merged with Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts. Of course. Now you see it. And the faithful lush and furry wolf/German Shepard at her hand, who points his ears forward and ready to rip out the neck of his prey? He is similarly treated with Uriginals’ deconstruction of the portrait – organic forms sheared by geometric ones, blinking and winking at you, clapping and spinning, commanding the powers of nature, their fractal-formed facades as mysterious as it is forward.

With its free sampling across cultures and significance, a nervous twitching of screen-jumping eye candy and associations, it’s a brilliant reclaiming of the classics on this 138-square meter wall for a real estate company client. This is not fashion; its art – this is full-on gamer goddess of power – fed through a few filters. The kids are going to love this one.

Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
Uriginal. “Athena and Minerva”. Rebobinart/Livensa Living Studios. Madrid, Spain. (photo © Fer Taranco)
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