House 

Jean David's painting, "House", presents us with a flattened, almost cubist landscape rendered in muted earth tones. The composition is divided into distinct registers: an ambiguous lower section that could be interpreted as a garden or abstracted landscape, a middle ground featuring a white cloth adorned with circular motifs, and an upper tier suggesting architectural forms. David flattens perspective, presenting different viewpoints simultaneously, challenging conventional ways of seeing. Notice how the white cloth disrupts the expected depth, functioning more as a visual barrier than a receding plane. The architectural elements above are reduced to simple geometric shapes with just enough detail to suggest doors or windows. Through this reductive approach, David engages with Modernist concerns around representation. The painting prompts questions about the nature of perception, the role of memory, and the boundaries between abstraction and figuration. The painting's strength lies in its ability to destabilize our expectations, inviting us to consider the many ways in which we construct and perceive our environment.