''My work was always too formal, too composed, as if the erotic could take such overriding importance. But particularly at the beginning it was a part of my work and belonged originally to it as well, like the abstract expressionist brushwork: that was how it was. Since the latter was out of the question - I had ended that - I needed to find a new tool to give the painting, the 'picture', dynamism. And along the way - the abstract expressionist paintings continued to develop, their shapes exploded formally from the canvas and forced your perception on your eye - the erotic was a means of achieving this."

The work is signed, dated "2004", titled and comes with installation instructions on the verso.

Exhibited: Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, "Tom Wesslemann", Rome 2005.