Aeneas - Into Legacy

Aeneas - Into LegacyDigital paintingby ArilèsArtwork StatementーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーSome paths are not taken for victory — they are taken for meaning.In mythology, Aeneas walks not toward conquest, but toward responsibility. He carries the ashes of his city, the weight of memory, and the hope of something not yet built. He walks forward through loss, through silence, through rain. Not for applause — but because someone must.This painting is my Aeneas.Ronaldinho, in this moment, is not the magician. Not the joy. Not the spark. He is the one who remains when all of that fades — when the game becomes myth, and the player becomes memory. He walks toward the field as if toward something final. Not an ending. A passage.I chose the title Into Legacy because what matters here is not the goal, not the dribble, not the play. It’s the walk itself. The gesture of showing up. Of stepping out, soaked in past triumphs and future silence, and still moving forward.Aeneas is not about performance. It’s ab