http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html In 2007 I did a series of oil painting parodies chronicling Gauguin’s life in the South Pacific Islands. Mine are the same size as the original works - give or take an inch. I’ve kept to the composition and colors, but mine incorporate elements of 21st Century life that Gauguin would likely have found too intrusive. 
Gauguin had fled Europe in 1890 in search of a more simple (sincere) way of life. He chose to live on a remote island in the South Pacific to escape all the “modern” distractions. His South Seas paintings, in which symbolism plays an important part, are among his most acclaimed.
 It’s his use of symbolism that is the focus of my parodies, lampooning various aspects of the simple life Gauguin idealized. It’s my way saying it’s now nearly impossible to escape from the modern world - even on Gauguin’s remote island paradise. 
Double click images to enlarge. http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#0 8c0770ee-ac40-4b8d-baa3-e91b26b0530e http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Girl%20with%20i%20Pod/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Girl%20with%20i%20Pod/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Girl%20with%20i%20Pod/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Girl with i Pod <br/>24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#1 6f35c258-a033-48d2-b13d-321227ce00b9 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/DeathwatchingMTV/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/DeathwatchingMTV/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/DeathwatchingMTV/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Death Watching MTV<br/>24” x  36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#2 3e9c4f88-ce1f-4fd1-b7a2-7a139f2cd3a5 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myHooters/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myHooters/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myHooters/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cheeseburgers at Hooters<br/>24” x 36”<br/></p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#3 21de2711-81f6-480f-acfd-c0627e6ab74e http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/VanGoghgoogles/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/VanGoghgoogles/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/VanGoghgoogles/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Van Gogh Googles Gauguin<br/>28” x 36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#4 e406c774-a7ed-4dbf-984d-a3f531bda922 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Victoria%27sSecret/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Victoria%27sSecret/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Victoria%27sSecret/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Victoria's Secret<br/>24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#5 fe1f6860-c92d-44c5-9d08-84ff60feef0d http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/vollyball%20pros/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/vollyball%20pros/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/vollyball%20pros/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Volleyball Girls<br/>24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#6 6b7282e5-f556-4413-9399-7b852a6a2659 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newSeaworld/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newSeaworld/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newSeaworld/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Swim with the Fishes<br/>27” x 36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#7 20655590-c221-4ca1-9de4-3ce5f4bb83b9 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/GauguinBigMac%20picnic/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/GauguinBigMac%20picnic/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/GauguinBigMac%20picnic/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I’m Lovin’ it! <br/>  24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#8 8689a3c8-4fb4-474f-90b2-eba8aa92a037 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/landscape%20t/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/landscape%20t/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/landscape%20t/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Wall Mart in Paradise<br/>24” x  36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#9 5bda8cd7-bc57-4b83-aab8-901334548920 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/new%20TattooToo/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/new%20TattooToo/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/new%20TattooToo/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> Tattoo Me Too<br/>24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#10 8aa4cc8a-60e6-47f4-96af-42eca3811d2a http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Nikes%20with%20Shades%20new/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Nikes%20with%20Shades%20new/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/Nikes%20with%20Shades%20new/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Nike with Shades <br/>24” x 36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#11 554bc353-3dd6-40f5-9cd9-df21e516ca9e http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newVaseofFlowers/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newVaseofFlowers/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/newVaseofFlowers/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Vase of Flowers with Blackberry<br/> <span class="style_2">sold  </span>24” x  36”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#12 5cc2fdf1-acf4-4692-8f55-7494da632131 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/nightCafe/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/nightCafe/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/nightCafe/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Starbucks Night Cafe<br/>24” x  30”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#13 5da85a22-bd27-493e-8fb4-14edb1c638a8 http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/AmericanIdol/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/AmericanIdol/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/AmericanIdol/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">American Idol <br/>24” x  48”</p></div></div> http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies.html#14 269684c8-3f38-4212-bb92-1c80428b808d http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myDayoftheGod/thumb.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myDayoftheGod/micro.jpg http://www.mgriesgraber.com/mgriesgraber.com/My_Paintings/Pages/Gauguin_Parodies_files/Media/myDayoftheGod/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_218_35"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Day of the Trash Gods<br/>24” x  34”</p></div></div>