MA FLEUR TRICOLORE 1937

Fernand Léger made "Ma Fleur Tricolore" with paint, and it's like he's not just painting a flower, he's building one, brick by brick. I love how he uses flat, bold colors. Look at the red. It's not just a color, it's a shape that pushes against the yellow background. You can almost feel the weight of the paint, how he laid it down with purpose. And those black outlines? They're like the scaffolding holding the whole thing together. It reminds me of some of Stuart Davis' paintings, that same love of jazzy, rhythmic shapes. Léger isn't trying to trick you into thinking you're seeing a real flower, he's showing you how to make one. It's painting about painting. The beauty is in the making.