Saints en procession 

Editor: Luc-Olivier Merson's "Saints en procession," created using oil paints, presents us with a serene gathering. The figures, adorned with halos, gaze upwards, creating a sense of shared reverence. What kind of a world do you think Merson was trying to create here? Curator: It feels to me like Merson dipped his brush into a dream, pulling out not just a painting, but a quiet echo of collective faith. Look at how those halos almost bleed into the starlit blue background, like thoughts swirling in a shared consciousness. The upward gaze invites us, doesn't it? To ponder our place in the cosmos. It reminds me a bit of a medieval tapestry, woven with longing and the eternal quest for meaning. Do you feel that sense of timelessness too? Editor: I do. It's interesting how, despite being static figures, the upward gaze suggests movement and aspiration. Almost like they’re yearning for something beyond our world. Curator: Precisely. And Merson, with his playful use of light –notice how it dances on the folds of their robes—infuses the painting with a sort of divine shimmer. It's as if he’s telling us, "Hey, maybe paradise isn’t so far away after all." Don’t you just love the symbolism simmering beneath the surface? Each figure likely holds a story, a virtue. Editor: Definitely. Seeing it this way makes the piece so much more rich than I initially thought! Curator: Yes, Art whispers, it never shouts. Next time you see something like this, remember, the magic is in the murmur.