... he saw and express what others couldn't see. Gauguin traveled to Tahiti in 1891 to experience the native ways. In Tahiti Gauguin was shocked to find that Western missionaries and colonials had infringed on the native culture life. A place once characteristically known to be settled with people, who mainly lived off the ... had changed in the inhabitants as most women were now seen wearing long dresses as opposed to more revealing clothing. Tahiti also didn't have the native carvings or idols as it did before. So in turn Gauguin set out to make his own idols through his knowledge from Egyp...

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... as a Tahitian version of a recline nude. His use of bright patterns and silhouettes are examples in which Gauguin's travel did mark his painting. They are influenced by Japanese prints and native designs. They are used as a contrast for the still figure. His model seems more preoccupied than Olympia. Her eyes are rolled and she is not staring at the viewer. Rather ... , she is aware of the two women talking in the background. This painting as more of a sinister feel to it. The title of the picture is repeated in the upper left corner, referring to a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven-, ...

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