While The City Sleeps 

Dan Graziano painted this mysterious oil painting, ‘While the City Sleeps,’ sometime in the recent past. Here, the dominant image is that of a lamplit doorway at night, glowing invitingly. The door—a symbol of passage, of transition—has appeared across millennia. From ancient Egyptian tombs, where symbolic doors allowed passage to the afterlife, to the gates of Renaissance paintings, where they signify pivotal moments of transformation. What is on the other side of the threshold? Perhaps, the promise of warmth and safety. Consider the psychological weight of the image: the warm glow against the encroaching dark. A light can be seen as a promise against the unknown, appealing to our deepest fears and hopes. The image of the door recurs, a testament to our endless fascination with the journey from one state to another, colored by our cultural memories and subconscious longings.