More Information: In today’s world the demands on women are many and their responsibilities are sometimes overwhelming. Career woman, homemaker, nurturer, wife, mother, lover, beauty queen – she may find herself drowning in the sea of society’s expectations to be all things, to all people, at all times. Henry Asencio’s powerfully sensual image titled, “Emerging” is about rising above this chaos and celebrating a woman’s individuality. Emerging from the layers of responsibility, societal pressures and self-doubt; every woman has the power to find her own naked truth. Poised in a symbolic yoga asana known as the “cobra”, her head and body arch gracefully up into a powerful backward stretch as if hailing the heavens for inner strength. Calm and tranquility pervade as she reunites herself with pure consciousness and, like a snake, sheds the unnecessary layers of her existence in preparation for renewal and growth. Amidst a sea of blue frantic color, she emerges from the chaos. Relaxed and in control, her body is smooth and supple as if raising her head above the water to breathe. Her innate female powers of intuition and wisdom liberate her spirit as she denies outside appearances and expectations. She sets forth her own ideals for a life well lived – on her own terms. Ultimately, it is Henry Asencio’s reverence for the female spirit that emerges beautifully and sensually in this exquisite work of art.