When you normally see art representing women which has been depicted by the male gaze it can often feel tawdry, irrelevant or exposing, yet this artist, Gabriele Pennacchioli, seems to have a way of narrating female desire in a way that supersedes the talent of his other male counterparts. The innocent blushes of color add a delicacy, yet at the same time an urgency of feminine desire.
The flower signifies everything that lies in the hands of others which women are often so tentative and too fearful to reach out for as it almost seems so far out of reach, yet there's a fearlessness and a strength within the posture. The longer you look at this image, the more it has to say about the strength possessed by women who reach out and take what they want.