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Paul Gauguin – “the world of Tahiti”
When you get to the hall where the paintings of Gauguin hang, you find yourself in a special world of images, mysteriously flickering colors, slow rhythms. Everything here is unusual – the sky is golden, the earth is red, yellow, pink. There is solemn peace throughout.
Stuck in motionless poses near the huts of the woman, not moving, a fisherman sitting by the boat, squatted mother with a child. The monumental figures of people are connected with nature and seem to be a part of it. Continue reading
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inhuman tension.
henceforth become
picture telling
especially outstanding
most popular
surpass in this respect
where every wave
products painted
uniquely individual
studios were located
constant companions
most picturesque places
distinguished by its mannerism
years of reaction
tense in mood
outlines of buildings
social activity gradually
Mexican graphic until
natural principle
technique of oil painting
masters saw in reality
introduction of an orange-red
variety of color
monuments of the city’s
creative response
easel paintings
naming the artistic
aspiring artist
drew themes from these albums
beautiful and majestic
figures are graceful
remarkable monument
ambassador to Greece
direct observations
master worked
huge cycle of murals
joyful beauty
makes several
painters from England
hands he held
thus emphasizing
supposedly saved
linear perspective