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Fernand Léger made this untitled gouache and ink artwork. Léger, a veteran of World War I, lived in a world deeply affected by industrialization and conflict. Here, primary colors and mechanical shapes capture the energy of a society in transition. But is the transition progressive or destructive? Léger’s post-war work suggests that human figures could be rebuilt, perhaps healed, after the trauma of industrialized war. The tubes and biomorphic shapes become a visual vocabulary for a new kind of body, one that fuses human form with mechanical precision. Consider, too, the way Léger flattens space. By removing traditional perspective, he asks us to see the world in a new way. The absence of a clear subject invites us to find our own meaning, our own reflections within the abstract forms. This piece mirrors the fragmented experience of modern life, yet offers a sense of rebuilding, a sense of hope amid chaos.