"There is something primal and satisfying about the nude and water. In combination, they establish an irresistible rapport between the viewer and the art- an effect that is presented clearly in Karin Rosenthal's work. She uses the attractive elements of water, abstraction, and the nude body to provide sensual pleasure while de-emphasizing the sexual. Sexual pleasure, dependent on immediate and physical gratification, can be fleeting and mundane, while sensual pleasure lives its own life of constant anticipation and renewal."