Jolly himself claimed that the inspiration for this performance was actually a 17th-century painting titled “The Feast of the Gods” by Dutch artist Jan van Bijlert, which depicts the Greek gods of Olympus crowded around a long table.

That said, I believe that the comparison to a Rorschach Test is spot on. Some people will look at it and see what they want to see, regardless of the creator's original intentions.

A line from the movie The Abyss comes to mind here.

"We all see what we want to see. Coffey looks and he sees Russians. He sees hate and fear. You have to look with better eyes than that."