▁gig antic ▁bird ▁with ▁men acing ▁look ▁swo ops ▁down ▁over ▁a ▁tur bul ent ▁scene ▁expand ing ▁with ▁several ▁divisions ▁of ▁varying ▁complex ities , ▁t ensions , ▁and ▁counter ▁t ensions . ▁Fig ures ▁with ▁out st retch ed ▁arms ▁in ▁gest ures ▁of ▁out rage ▁and ▁rescue ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁upper ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁and ▁d ive ▁diag on ally ▁toward ▁a ▁scene ▁of ▁ab du ction , ▁ra pe , ▁tort ure , ▁or ▁death . ▁An ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁looking ▁t iger ▁ro ars ▁at ▁two ▁fighting ▁figures ▁with ▁long ▁spe ar . ▁It ▁is ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁composition ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁imp ot ence ▁of ▁the ▁repr ess ive ▁system ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁individual ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁a ▁figure ▁del ine ated ▁by ▁man ’ s ▁turning ▁back ▁on ▁himself : ▁in ▁evidence ▁is ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁can n ib al ism ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁right ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁painting . ▁The ▁relations ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁mobile ▁forces ▁of ▁power ▁are ▁manifest ▁in ▁forms ▁of ▁reduction ▁and ▁repr ession ▁symbol ized ▁in ▁execution s ▁and ▁pun ish ments . ▁ ▁Masters ▁Rh ythm , ▁ 1 2 ▁X ▁ 1 8 ▁feet ▁( 3 . 6 5 ▁X ▁ 5 . 5 0 ▁meters ), ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁A ▁figure ▁plays ▁piano ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁sitting ▁don key . ▁On ▁the ▁grand ▁piano , ▁a ▁man ▁lying ▁on ▁his ▁back