A Christian painter meets Mary

The work of the contemporary Christian painter François-Xavier de Boissoudy, tells the story of the Virgin Mary, and of holiness. His works were recently on display at the Galerie Guillaume in Paris (France). The exhibition ended on June 3, 2017. Since his encounter with Christ in 2004, the painter has endeavored to show the sacred and the light in his art through the ink wash technique.

Aleteia met with François-Xavier de Boissoudy and asked him why he chose a Marian theme for this exhibition. His answer:

"The idea was to raise the question of holiness, to wonder what it means to live with God even through trials. The figure of Mary obviously comes to mind, because her role in God’s plan is always unpredictable. How did she do this? How did she manage to say "yes" every single time? I proceeded chronologically to try to follow her, to accompany her. I made as many paintings as I had to, about fifty in all ... Mary is more self-restrained than she is assertive. She is on the relational level rather than focusing on her "I". Her vocation is not that we meet her, but that we meet her Son."

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