Anonymous's striking paintings are inspired by the stylistic influences of Neoclassicism and 20th century male nude photography. Her art practice has nevertheless deviated from Western traditions of male glorification in order to use the 'ideal' male nude as a convention in which the theme of masculine predatory dominance can be explored from a female heterosexual perspective.

The use of prominent body decoration is central to her work, functioning not only to mark and abstract the body, but to emphasise the muscularity of a powerful physique.

Ultimately its impact translates the underlying stigmatic associations surrounding the tattooed body in relation to male sexual authority.