▁Their ▁synchron y ▁and ▁dia chron ic ▁cross ▁a ▁still ▁point ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁several ▁pieces , ▁but ▁only ▁one ▁painting . ▁Some ▁critics ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁ent rap ment ▁in ▁which ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁space ▁surrounded ▁by ▁K ans o ’ s ▁ 1 2 - foot - high ▁paint ings ▁is ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁you ▁get ▁to ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁fire . ▁" The ▁painted ▁hol oca ust ▁surrounding ▁us ," ▁a ▁rev iewer ▁wrote ▁" ent ra pped ▁us ▁in ▁c age ▁of ▁feeling ". ▁" In ▁encounter ing ▁these ▁paint ings ", ▁a ▁critic ▁remarked , ▁" it ▁would ▁be ▁impossible ▁to ▁escape . ▁The ▁scenes ▁draw ▁the ▁vie wer ▁in ▁witness ing ▁the ▁violent ▁events ." ▁ ▁“ We ▁find ▁ourselves ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁this ▁violent ▁tot ality , ▁terrible ▁and ▁in cis ive , ▁we ▁are ▁tra pped ." ▁The ▁horror s ▁appear ▁to ▁burst ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁can v ases ▁bringing ▁the ▁vie wer ▁face ▁to ▁face ▁with ▁scenes ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁continu um ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁violence ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁our ▁time ▁and ▁space . ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 - 8 5 ▁series ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁K ans o ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁seven ▁paint ings ▁that ▁covered ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁gallery ▁at ▁N ex us ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Center ▁reflect ing ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁one ▁rev iewer ▁“ a ▁monument al