▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Split ▁of ▁Life ▁paint ings ▁are ▁re cess ive ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁center , ▁and ▁somewhat ▁bil ater ally ▁symmet rical . ▁This ▁division ▁is ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁face ▁placed ▁against ▁a ▁V ▁form . ▁The ▁violence ▁seems ▁to ▁deploy ▁itself ▁towards ▁that ▁opening ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁war , ▁a ▁k ali - figure . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁and ▁interpret ations ▁ ▁In ▁exam ining ▁the ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁Split ▁of ▁Life ▁series , ▁some ▁studies ▁point ▁to ▁compos itional ▁and ▁them atic ▁aspects ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁distinct ive ▁concepts , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁human ▁subject , ▁the ▁God s , ▁the ▁l umin ous ▁sky , ▁and ▁the ▁conce aling ▁self - con ce aling ▁earth . ▁ ▁The ▁human ▁figures ▁appear ▁as ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁human ity , ▁always ▁comp elled ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁reg ener ation , ▁offering ▁itself ▁will ingly ▁to ▁the ▁tor ments ▁of ▁dom ination ▁and ▁submission . ▁Human ▁suffering ▁and ▁tor ment ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁always ▁existed . ▁They ▁bear ▁the ▁pain ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁this ▁dread ful ▁state ▁dict ated ▁by ▁a ▁del in quent ▁social ▁reality . ▁In ▁the ▁split ▁of ▁Life , ▁they ▁exist ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁different ▁reality ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁imagination ▁on ▁big ▁can v ases ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁make ▁their ▁case ▁as ▁condem ned ▁be ings . ▁Their ▁presence ▁dist ur bs ▁and ▁troubles