Gauguinesque

Adam names the animals; his rib is extracted; Eve, a curiously forbidding woman, rather a Gauguinesque type, results; she is presented to Adam; they eat the fruit; they take to foliage; they are judged; the leaves become real garments; they are driven forth to toil, Adam with an axe and Eve with a distaff.

A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903

In his recent paintings, there are cartoonlike blobs of flesh that recall Guston, Gauguinesque landscapes filled with garish color, and even references to Bellini and Vermeer.

artforum.com 2010

Kenny Scharf, Slither (2000) "His paintings, sculptures and black light closets, dating back to 1978, represent an exotic Gauguinesque way of seeing and experiencing the world, with the added awareness of 50's science fiction films, 60's a-go-go comedies and musicals, and 70's cult movies.

Fine Art on 12.28.008 - Four Contemporary Surrealist Paintings 2008