Leon Alex's works are capable of deeply stirring the viewer, as they are painfully honest and excessively powerful. His works reflect the fall and despair of the modern man, they capture the disintegration and distortions of social life.

Faces are usually the first thing we notice in others. Faces tell us more about someone than any other physical feature and have invariably been socially essential to human beings. More often than not, we evaluate each other from first impressions based mostly on facial expressions. So when viewing a prisoner, we go through a full array of impressions and feelings, such as pity, compassion, sadness, frustration, anxiety, anger, worry and despair.

The twisted faces of the prisoners the artist painted relay a dreadful pain, a pessimistic prediction of destiny, and although hurting, the viewer is compelled to stare and to watch on. As Leon, through his precise use of color, reveals how each subject truly feels, that in turn influences how the viewer will feel, while the energy emitted through the prisoners' stares set the mood of the whole scene.