The Greek Goddess of Youth - Hebe
The passion of youth as well as the universal quest for rejuvenation is the subject of this painting of Hebe, The Greek Goddess of Youth.
Hebe (/ˈhiːˌbiː/) in ancient Greek mythology, was the goddess of youth. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera and was married to Heracles. This Goddess had the power to give eternal youth, and to restore youth to mortals. Hebe was the youngest of the gods and responsible for keeping the other gods eternally young.
For me, the young Greek Goddess was a perfect subject to incorporate a loose passionate application of paint that contrasts nicely with the tight dotted rendering of the mature woman. This painting captures the universal contrasts of young and passionate, verses mature and refined. Youth seeking acceptance and knowledge, verses the elderly seeking youth and rejuvenation.
Hebe's Mythological power to join the old and new is tangibly represented by the intertwining of two sets of plexiglass into one painting.