Composition en noir et jaune 1942

This ‘Composition en noir et jaune’ by Fernand Léger uses bold colour and line to create a dynamic arrangement, it looks like it was made with oil on canvas. There's a real push and pull here, a kind of colour blocking that also feels like building blocks. The heavy black outlines, the flat planes of colour—they give the piece a graphic punch. Léger's not trying to trick us with illusion, he’s laying it all out there, surface and structure. Look at the way the yellow intersects with the black and white stripes. It's not just about what we see, but how we see. Léger’s work reminds me of Stuart Davis, another artist who loved jazzing up the canvas with sharp angles and jazzy rhythms. It’s like they’re both trying to find the beat in the visual world, turning everyday objects into a visual symphony. There’s no right or wrong way to read this, it's about letting your eyes dance and finding your own rhythm in the mix.