Unlike other artists who were anxious about the future of humans living in a modern society that was becoming highly functionalized, Léger dreamed of harmony between modern machine civilization and a simple life for humans. In his latter years, he turned his hand to producing monumental compositions combined with architecture. Brimming with vigor, Walking Flower is based on a model Léger made, which was then used to create a work six meters high. Petals form the head, arms, and legs of the work, which appears to being marching proudly toward the sun and lauding the future of a civilization full of energy and power.