Bridge 1908

Fernand Léger made this painting, called 'Bridge,' with oils, and I imagine him squinting a bit, trying to figure out how to connect all these chunky, geometric forms. Look at the way he’s built up this world with facets of grey, beige, and muted green—it’s like he’s turning everything into solid, architectural blocks. It's like a landscape viewed through a Cubist kaleidoscope, where nothing is quite as it seems, and everything is broken down into simplified shapes. I can almost feel Léger wrestling with the canvas, trying to reconcile his interest in the modern world with the traditions of landscape painting. Maybe he was thinking about the bridges of his time, not just as physical structures, but as symbols of connection and progress. It reminds me of other artists who were also trying to capture the energy of a rapidly changing world, each in their own way. We are all in a conversation together, you know?