Signed Limited Edition Hand Enhanced Giclee on Canvas, Unframed
Image Size: 15 1/2 x 31
Edition Size: 95

“Embrace” is a delicate image of a woman embraced in her own arms. Asencio’s masterful use of coloration, shadow and abstraction unite to suggest a retaliatory expression of silent retreat and quiet reflection. Beyond the beauty, strength and vitality of Asencio’s chosen subject, an aura of ironic isolation overpowers the composition. As if seeking an emotional fortress within oneself, the artist consciously chose a tighter composition to articulate a heightened sense of intimacy while visually communicating a feeling of enclosure – or perhaps, a desire to escape emotional asphyxiation?

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