Picasso made this painting called 'Head,' and though we don’t know exactly when it was painted, he used oil on canvas. The color palette here is just so raw and jarring, it's like he's building up the image from scratch, trusting the process to take him somewhere unexpected. The surface is a wild landscape of textures. Look closely at the red swirl on the cheek – it's almost like a fingerprint, a direct trace of his hand in the act of creation. And those thick, bold lines outlining the features, they're not just defining shapes, they're asserting themselves, pushing the boundaries of the canvas. There’s so much physicality in the paint itself. I think of someone like Francis Picabia, who also wasn't afraid to play with different styles and approaches, constantly reinventing his own visual language. Art is all about conversations across time, and that's the beauty of it, there's no one right answer, just endless possibilities.