{"id":338,"date":"2017-05-10T21:48:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T21:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pninagranirer.com\/newsite\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2023-04-13T00:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T00:49:21","slug":"gauguins-questions-suite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/?page_id=338","title":{"rendered":"Gauguin&#8217;s Questions Suite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the upper left-hand corner of&nbsp;Gauguin\u2019s best\u2013known masterpiece painted by him in Tahiti, are inscribed three sentences:<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&#8217;o\u00f9 Venons Nous \/ Que Sommes Nous \/ O\u00f9 Allons Nous<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?<\/p>\n<p>I regard these as universal and eternal questions for all human beings. We shall continue asking them as we attempt to solve the mystery of our existence and the uncertainty of our future. They became a personal challenge for me, as I began working on a new series of works attempting to explore and search for answers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1712.what_.are_.we300.07.24x54-in-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Gauguin's Questions Suite, Where do we come from?\u2019 2007, mixed media on canvas, 24x54 in,\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1712.what_.are_.we300.07.24x54-in-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1712.what_.are_.we300.07.24x54-in-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1712.what_.are_.we300.07.24x54-in-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1712.what_.are_.we300.07.24x54-in-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where do we come from?\u2019 2007, mixed media on canvas, 24&#215;54 in, collection of the Penticton Art Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Gauguin's Questions Suite, Where are we going? 2007, mixed media on canvas, 24\u00d754 in\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1713.where_.are_.we_.going_.2.24x54-in.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where are we going? 2007, mixed media on canvas, 24&#215;54 in, collection of the Penticton Art Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Adieu-le-Paradis2c-20102c-36x48-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"Gauguin's Questions Suite, Adieu le Paradis, adieu, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 36\u00d748 in.\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adieu le Paradis, adieu, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 36&#215;48 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pninagranirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1782.Stillness.2011.3x4ft.2011.jpg\" alt=\"Gauguin's Questions Suite, Stillness, 2011, mixed media on canvas, 36\u00d748 in.\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stillness, 2011, mixed media on canvas, 36&#215;48 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the upper left-hand corner of&nbsp;Gauguin\u2019s best\u2013known masterpiece painted by him in Tahiti, are inscribed three sentences: D&#8217;o\u00f9 Venons Nous \/ Que Sommes Nous \/ O\u00f9 Allons Nous Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? I regard these as universal and eternal questions for all human beings. 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