Tender Flower seeks to invert the traditional gaze in art by objectifying men in a way that rarely exists in reality. Using gouache and acrylic paint to explore the contours and vulnerabilities of the male body, this work shifts the lens to challenge conventions that have long defined who is seen and who is the seer. The objectification of men by women is often dismissed or lacks the historical weight that comes with centuries of male-driven depictions of female bodies.

In art history, women have been continually used as muses—often anonymous, nameless, and reduced to objects of desire rather than agents of their own narrative. Despite societal shifts, this imbalance remains pervasive today, perpetuating a legacy of faceless femininity, seen but seldom heard. Tender Flower exposes and disrupts this legacy, inviting viewers to consider the implications of an unbalanced gaze and asking: How does the meaning of art shift when men become the observed and women the observers?