The Bag of Coffee 1920

Juan Gris made this painting, The Bag of Coffee, with oil on canvas, though the date of completion is unknown. Look at the way the colours and shapes come together here – Gris doesn't just represent objects; he reconstructs them, almost like he's building a little world. The texture isn't super obvious, but you can tell he's playing with the surface, right? He thins the paint, letting it soak into the canvas in some areas, while the strategically places heavier layers create depth. I'm drawn to the newspaper behind the bottle. The way the text almost disappears into the white is pretty cool. You get this sense of layers and a blurring of boundaries, like the world is both solid and always changing. Gris's work reminds me a little of Picasso, but with a quieter, more thoughtful vibe. It's like he's inviting you to slow down and think about how we see, how we make sense of things. It's not about fixed meanings, but about opening up possibilities.