"Where did we come from?" Who are we? Where are we going?", Paul Gauguin, 1897-1898,
At the direction of Gauguin himself, the picture should be read from right to left - the three main groups of figures illustrate the questions posed in the title.
Three women with a child represent the beginning of life; the middle group symbolizes the daily existence of maturity; in the final group, according to the artist's intention, "an old woman approaching death seems to be reconciled and surrendered to her reflections," at her feet "a strange white bird ... represents the uselessness of words".
Deep philosophical picture of the post-impressionist Paul Gauguin was written by him in Tahiti, where he escaped from Paris. Upon completion of the work, he even wanted to commit suicide: "I believe that this canvas exceeds all my previous ones and that I will never create something better or even similar." He lived another five years, and it happened.
Truly a profound piece. So many artists and creative genius deal with mental distress in some shape or form. It is sad how many in history have succumb to their own inner demons..
unfortunately creative geniuses very often really have internal demons. Often these demons win. According to statistics, many writers suffered from alcoholism or other harmful addictions ...
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