Les déjeuners 1961

'Les déjeuners' was made by Pablo Picasso in 1961, using what looks like oil crayon on paper. There's this sense of immediacy, like he's just grabbed whatever was at hand and gone for it, capturing a moment with these bold, almost childlike marks. The colors are intense, right? That slash of bright yellow against the green face, it's jarring but also kind of exciting. You can really see the texture of the crayon, how it sits on the paper. Look at the zigzag of brown in the top right – it's so simple, but it adds this crazy energy to the whole composition. It's like he's not trying to hide anything, just laying it all out there, process and all. It reminds me a bit of Philip Guston's later work, that same sense of freedom and not giving a damn about what anyone else thinks. Picasso's really showing us that art isn't about perfection; it's about feeling and seeing.