▁In ▁this ▁painting ▁K ans o ▁presented ▁us ▁with ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁bodies ▁across ▁the ▁bottom ▁looking ▁up ▁– th ese ▁are ▁not ▁the ▁bodies ▁which ▁reflect ▁murder ous ▁spl endor ▁of ▁the ▁so ver eign , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁species ▁considering ▁its ▁fate . ▁How ▁the ▁artist ▁presents ▁the ▁human ▁body ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁telling ▁vehicle ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁sense ▁of ▁soul , ▁and ▁its ▁transformation ▁from ▁the ▁met aph ys ical ▁to ▁the ▁communic ative ▁level . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Leb anon ▁The ▁V ort ices ▁of ▁W r ath ▁( L eb anon ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁Vietnam ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Split ▁of ▁Life ▁Works ▁America ▁series ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁paint ings ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁paint ings ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁paint ings ▁Split ▁of ▁Life , ▁The ▁Split ▁of ▁life , ▁The ▁Split ▁of ▁life , ▁The ▁Category : Ant i - war ▁paint ings <0x0A> </s> ▁Kle hm ▁Ar bor et um ▁& ▁Botan ic ▁Garden ▁( 6 3 ▁ha ▁/ ▁ 1 5 5 ▁acres ) ▁is ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁ar bor et um ▁and ▁botan ical ▁garden ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 7 1 5 ▁South ▁Main ▁Street , ▁Rock ford , ▁Illinois . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ar bor et um ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁as ▁Rock ford ▁Nur ser y ▁by ▁landscape ▁architect ▁William ▁Lincoln ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁plant ed ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ar