▁canvas , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁The ▁entire ▁canvas ▁is ▁dri pping ▁with ▁blood ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁power ▁that ▁spoke ▁through ▁blood : ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁war , ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁fam ine , ▁the ▁triumph ▁of ▁death , ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁with ▁his ▁sword , ▁a ▁reality ▁with ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁function .” ▁Blood ▁dri ps ▁over ▁a ▁constructed ▁prison ▁where ▁six ▁ter r ified ▁we eping ▁children ▁lean ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁stones ▁of ▁the ▁wall ▁stretch ing ▁out ▁their ▁hands ▁with ▁ple ading ▁gesture . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁are ▁six ▁ble eding ▁do ves ▁trying ▁to ▁fly ▁above ▁the ▁walls ▁that ▁enc lose ▁them . ▁A ▁bright ly ▁lit ▁wire - bar bed ▁door way ▁with ▁black ▁birds ▁trying ▁to ▁fly ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁fills ▁the ▁center . ▁A ▁lad der ▁tw ists ▁up ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁cam ou fl aging ▁the ▁sixth ▁child ▁and ▁connecting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁sixth ▁bird . ▁Some ▁critics ▁cont ends ▁that ▁the ▁composition ▁port ray s ▁human ity ▁surrounded ▁by ▁to wers ▁of ▁powers ▁( w alls ) ▁and ▁its ▁soul ▁is ▁arrested ▁in ▁flight , ▁desp air ▁em an ates ▁from ▁the ▁door way , ▁and ▁everything ▁seems ▁sub mer ged ▁in ▁s angu inity ▁( the ▁law ). ” ▁ ▁N aked ▁G hosts , ▁ 1 2 ▁X ▁ 1 8 ▁feet ▁( 3 . 6 5 ▁X ▁ 5 . 5 0 ▁meters ), ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁A