Meule de foin 

Léo Gausson created this painting, "Meule de foin," with oil on canvas. The painting evokes a feeling of serene isolation through its use of color and form. The haystack, the focal point, is rendered with thick, textured brushstrokes in earthy browns and reds, giving it a tactile, almost sculptural presence. The composition is divided into distinct horizontal layers: the foreground path, the haystack, the colorful patchwork fields, and the muted sky. The artist uses a semiotic language where the haystack is a signifier of rural life. It challenges traditional landscape painting by focusing on the geometric and material qualities of a simple, everyday object. The painting's structure invites us to consider the interplay between foreground and background, and the relationship between the solid form of the haystack and the flat planes of the fields. The interplay of color and texture transforms a common scene into an exploration of visual structure.