Paul Gauguin Born in Paris, France Became an artist in his 40s Some call him the 1 st true Modern artist Post-Impressionist Pioneer of the Symbolist movement in France
Brittany, France Some of his early works were landscapes painted of the beautiful countryside and peasant life in Brittany, France.
Brittany, France Breton Girls Dancing
Brittany, France Vision After the Sermon His work became more & more symbolic and colorful.
Exotic Tropical Landscapes Lived in Peru as a young child & had a love for the tropics. Traveled to Martinique & Tahiti as an adult & painted these landscapes.
Paintings in Tahiti He painted the people of Tahiti in bright, bold & beautiful color
He also created woodcuts Woodcuts are… Prints made out of designs that are cut into a block of wood. Ink is rolled onto the block and then the paper is pressed against the block with the ink.
What can Paul Gauguin teach us? To use our IMAGINATION when we create things in art.