▁with ▁his ▁arms ▁stretch ed ▁around ▁a ▁woman ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁him . ▁She ▁le ans ▁back ward ▁in ▁an ▁ec static ▁tr ance ▁toward ▁a ▁male ▁figure ▁dan cing ▁fr ant ically . ▁The ▁pian ist ▁symbol izes ▁authority ▁issu ing ▁his ▁decre es ▁from ▁a ▁piano . ▁The ▁light ▁from ▁the ▁door way ▁em an ates ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁ble eding ▁bra ins . ▁The ▁heads ▁that ▁fl ank ed ▁the ▁for egr ounds ▁in ▁the ▁Do or ▁and ▁W arring ▁W ings ▁paint ings ▁have ▁met am orph osed ▁from ▁heads ▁with ▁no ▁bodies ▁to ▁bodies ▁with ▁no ▁bra ins . ▁They ▁dance ▁h yst er ically ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁canvas ▁unable ▁to ▁un ite ▁with ▁their ▁floating ▁bra ins , ▁as ▁the ▁political ▁processes ▁have ▁rendered ▁them ▁hel pl ess , ▁a ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁ma estro ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁dan cing ▁figures . ▁ ▁Trans gression , ▁ 1 2 ▁X ▁ 2 2 ▁feet ▁( ▁ 3 . 6 5 ▁X ▁ 6 . 7 5 ▁meters ), ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁The ▁composition ▁div ides ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁three ▁tri angular ▁parts ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁central ▁section ▁extending ▁its ▁edges ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁canvas . ▁At ▁the ▁center ▁top , ▁two ▁w inding ▁l add ers ▁ent w ine ▁in ▁V - shape ▁form ▁alongside ▁two ▁large ▁birds ▁of ▁pre y ▁swo op ing ▁over ▁a