In a discussion with the critic Michele Robecchi about the importance of drama in Italian culture, he has cited the example of Caravaggio — one of the most
powerful visual presences in Rome, since half a dozen of his greatest masterpieces are scattered through churches in the centre of the city.
As my previous body of work involved the emotional dynamic between 2/3 people in any given space I decided that the most
powerful image here which also moved the Nude genre of painting further, was to paint live in strip clubs with the
visual presence of the patron, the male, the male gaze included in the dynamic of each painting.