Metaphoria

Metaphoria is a series of allegorical oil paintings exploring myth, perception, and symbolic transformation. Each work is paired with a literary or philosophical quote to deepen reflection. Drawing on classical motifs and metaphysical themes, the gallery moves between Jungian archetype and imaginative vision.

“Only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated...” – C.G. Jung

Nocturne

“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” - Edgar Allan Poe - Oil on Canvas 72 x 90 cm

The Fates

"Man's fate is his character." - Heraclitus (Clotho, Lachesis & Atropos) - Oil on Canvas 90 x 115 cm - _ *(Mod. Credits: Below) _

Luna

"Moonlit enchantments of jealous lunar appetites." - Beckon - Oil on Canvas 72 x 90 cm

Yaldabaoth

"What, if some day a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' - Nietzsche - Oil on Canvas 80 x 100 cm

Labyrinth

"Every labyrinth has its minotaur" - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Oil on Canvas - 80 x 100 cm

Sophia Gaia

"Trees are not known for their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruit." - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Oil on canvas 72 x 90 cm

Plato's Cave

"Bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light.” Plato - Oil on Canvas 80cm x 100 cm

Oculus

"We come to believe that we are our thoughts" - Jasun Horsley - Oil on Canvas 72 x 90 cm *(Mod. credits: Below)

Nefarious Theatre

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Leonardo da Vinci - Oil on Canvas 90 x 115 cm - _ *(Mod. credits: Below)

Punki Tomo No. 8

“In Japanese culture, there is a belief that God is everywhere - in mountains, trees, rocks, even in our sympathy for robots or hello kitty toys.” — Ryuichi Sakamoto - Oil on canvas 90 x 115 cm

Mademoiselle Rouge

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” - Mary Shelley - Oil on Paper 57 x 76 cm *(Mod. credits: Below)

Koenji Tokyo

“Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.” - Kentetsu Takamori -Oil on Canvas 80 x 100 cm

Lampads: Leuke & Orphne

"Gossip is mischievous, light and easy to raise, but grievous to bear and hard to get rid of." - Hesiod - Oil on Canvas 80 x 115 cm

Inculcations XIX

“But the existence of a cult does not mean that images appropriate to it automatically follow.” - Robert Hughes - Oil on Canvas 90 x 115 cm

Stheno

"The world whispers secrets, it's up to you to listen." - Medusa - Oil on Canvas 72 x 80 cm

Clades Belli

“The sleep of reason produces monsters.” - Francisco De Goya “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” - Howard Zinn - Oil on Canvas 80 x 116 cm

Sibyl

“The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong; the next most distressing thing is to be proved right.” - Aldous Huxley - Oil on Canvas 120 x 120 cm *(Mod. credits: Below)

Meliai

"Cast not pearls..." Matthew 7:6 - Dyptic / Oil on Canvas 115 x 170 cm