Paysage cubiste 1913

Auguste Herbin made this painting, *Paysage cubiste*, with oils, and it's an intriguing mashup of greens, browns and blues in geometric forms. I imagine Herbin standing before the canvas, brush in hand, trying to make sense of the world, one angular shape at a time. He must have been thinking about the way Cézanne broke down the landscape, but he also has this love of industrial forms like Léger. Look at the surface, how he’s built it up with strokes of paint. See how the paint is thick in some areas, creating a real sense of texture? The brushstrokes themselves are like little jabs or articulations, communicating a real sense of tension. In the end, *Paysage cubiste* isn’t just about what we see, but how we see. It's part of an ongoing conversation between artists, each one building on the ideas of those who came before, transforming them into something new. It’s through this exchange that art evolves, offering us new ways to experience the world.