THE SCULPTURE OF PAUL GAUGUIN

Article reveals activity of Paul Gauguin on field of sculpture and objects of decorative art. Sculpture became a key element for important ideas of his style. Firstly his ideas were formed in the way of symbolistic school of Pont-Aven, after them were completed with the impressions of life on the faraway islands. Images of his plastic enriched with exotic statues of taitian gods, after find development in monumental sculpture such as Oviri, bas-relief War and Peace, decorative panels of House of Pleasure. Gauguin worked in all sculpture materials in personal symbolistic way that helps us to understand message of his art, which contemporary called “primitive”.