The Watch (The Sherry Bottle) 1912

Juan Gris made "The Watch (The Sherry Bottle)," with oil on canvas. It’s full of muted greens, browns, and greys. Look at the flat planes and sharp angles, and try to imagine Gris making this, puzzling over how to arrange all of these shapes. I love how he takes ordinary objects like a sherry bottle and a watch, and fractures them into geometric forms. It’s like he's saying, "I can show you more than just what I see." The objects melt into an evocative image of modern life. Look at how Gris carefully balances color and form. It’s like a game of chess where he has to think 10 steps ahead! You can almost feel him trying to arrange everything in a pleasing way. The painting is speaking to how all artists are in conversation, trading ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Painting as a form of embodied expression lets meaning evolve, with endless potential.