The Art of Social Entrepreneurship

Oil on canvas (30x40 cm)

What does it mean to be strong?

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This painting stands in contrast to the image of Atlas—that muscular figure bearing the weight of the world on his back. Atlas represents a classical vision of masculine strength: powerful, enduring, unyielding.

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This image explores a different kind of strength— that of feminine power. A power that nurtures and protects, not with forceful arms, but with embracing ones. A strength that uplifts, heals, and unites.

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I’ve often found myself trying to fit into the mold of masculine strength—lowering my voice or standing my ground in ways that make me feel "strong". I know many women who do the same. And that’s okay. But what I want to share through this painting and this reflection is that there is more than one way to be strong, and that there is a uniquely feminine strength that we (both women and men) can tap into.