▁display ▁of ▁ne o - expression ist ▁horror s ▁of ▁war .” ▁" The ▁horror s ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁Leb anon " ▁an ▁art ▁critic ▁wrote ▁" have ▁fue led ▁the ▁fires ▁that ▁burn ▁in ▁these ▁very ▁effective ▁paint ings ," ▁ ▁“ In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁horror ,” ▁remarked ▁one ▁critic , ▁“ there ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁courses : ▁to ▁circ ums cribe , ▁create ▁a ▁bar , ▁an ▁absolute ▁dem arc ation , ▁to ▁be ▁“ at ▁one ” ▁with ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁and ▁to ▁refuse ▁to ▁overcome ▁it - ▁or ▁to ▁obs ess ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁no ▁return , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁canvas ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁original , ▁a ▁one - to - one ▁mapping ▁of ▁the ▁real ▁upon ▁itself , ▁which ▁uses ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁“ in ▁a ▁trans itive ▁sense ” ▁across ▁it . ▁And ▁that ▁is ▁what ▁is ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁these ▁paint ings .” ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁thought ▁of ▁the ▁expressions ▁as ▁“ a ▁t apest ry ▁of ▁sou ls , ▁struggling , ▁reaching ▁for ▁one ▁another … ▁painted ▁jazz ▁rh yth ms ▁of ▁n aked ▁spirits ▁clim bing ▁an ▁inter min able ▁Jacob ’ s ▁lad der ▁in ▁a ▁met ap hor ical ▁confl agr ation ▁which ▁rep uls es ▁and ▁su cks ▁us ▁all ▁in . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁exam ining ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁seven ▁paint ings ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 8 5 , ▁art ▁critics ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁them es ,