I had several concepts that I wanted to explore in this painting.   They involve some aspects of surrealism:  improvisation and the exploration of the unconscious.

The initial idea for this painting was to do something that utilized perspective, transparency, and light.  I began with a sketch of some stairs and rays of light coming from above the horizon to the picture plane.  In the foreground, I blocked out two buildings.  The building on the left is a tower with a high window.  The modernist building on the right is shown in perspective with a large semi-transparent window.

I decided to add a male nude on the left coyly wrapped in a towel.  This figure is contrasted with the muscular and nude figure advancing from the right.  I want these figures to allude to interpersonal conflict.  However, the viewer is free to interpret this in their own way.