Original artwork description:

Three figures, two male and one female, each appear submersed in their own thoughts in various stages of erotic bliss across an imaginary bed-like surface. The woman, legs spread violently, nevertheless appears unaffected by the close proximity of the one male's rapturous embrace of her leg, while the second male, at the bottom of the canvas with his eyes cast downward and away from the other pair, seems detached, pointedly removed from (and possibly jealous of) the provocative liaison in progress above and behind him. The intertwined activity of this trio, while suggesting various possibilities, and though up for interpretation, hints at an eventual explosiveness of emotions and feelings, and possibly actions.

The title hints at the perverse nature inherent in a desire, depicted sexually here but in other areas as well, to benefit from something one loves or covets, rather than cherish and protect it.

Influences, among others, include Max Beckmann, Edvard Munch, Bob Thompson, George McNeil, Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Francesco Clemente, R.B. Kitaj and Willem de Kooning.

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Materials used:

Oil paint, gesso, charcoal and enamel

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