Mark islands: a man's Island (Photos)

Here are for Gauguin, Gauguin here into his final days. When Gauguin ride from the Southern Cross, Papi, sailing for 6 days and 6 nights! Maybe, because Mark Texas islands has a name, called a man Island, so, he proceed without hesitation to.

Men Island

Beautiful and happy

Be Plo Vance also bright sunshine, volcano eruptions like land and Bougainvillea tree, acacia, coconut trees, wisteria and bread tree, so beautiful and violent scene, let he immediately fell in love with here, but how to build a house, build a belongs only to high more pleasure house?

And Waou o Island (Hiva Oa) is Mark the Marquesas garden, the center of the island is the Artur Onna Town, Gaug. Lodge in the Alto ona center, there is a big garden, and Waou Hadji Rauzy Guy mayor, in order to promote the development of island economy, reconstruction of the house and Gaug. The museum, the life of Gaug, will be revived in those pictures and stories.

Happy house is now a museum.

In 1901, the man called Paul Gaug, saw his Waou a thought of Van Gogh: Oh Vincent, it is the place that we in Arles, dream of the place is like this! 111 years later, when we landed at his Waou o the island, it is still so lonely to stay in their own land of idyllic beauty, warm like it like flowers, plump and juicy, sweet with Nuo A. In Arles, Gauguin and Vincent VanGhon meet, sunshine is the most intense bright sunflowers, color, is the purple light lavender one infection, all become thin. And let the two painting master, look forward to in the Provence sunshine place will be what kind of?

Mark islands beauty is not false, in a letter to a friend in Daniel Demontfield's letter, he highly praised Mark Texas islands. "I assure you, drawing from the point of view, it is very beautiful!" He said, "poetry can emerge, here also, as long as when painting. Allow yourself to dream, poetic will also awaken." Here is the hope Waou o Island, sharp lines of the mountains, very close to the sea, is the whole island growth breath of nature, plump and juicy fruit flowers, pure taste, even the Mark islands of the women, regardless of age, all with a long hair, dark falling behind, no a hair salon in the island, there is no beauty shop, women, like the island plants, wanton and free.

Early on the morning of September 16, 1901, southern cross. Gaug arrived at his Waou ah, far to see the shore wearing robes to wear straw hat, a large group of missionaries half-naked native children happily play with, he immediately happy again. Mark, Texas, he finally came. And when we came here, terminal or the terminal, a lot of traffic coming in a continuous line. There is hope Waou o island the only gas station, from Papeete to ship, still parked here, bring the island all need, be residents of the island is not happy, because here the goods, prices rose by almost three times.

Arrival of the first day, and on the pier to know a new friend - he was a prince Annan, in the hope Waou o identity is health station of nurses, and good strategy, how contradictory identity, but he became one, and keep faithful and true friends since then, and have the opportunity to realize that happy house their own dream.

The purchase of land on the island is a very difficult thing, you know, the island's land belongs to the Roman Catholic diocese. Prince Annan to Gauguin designed a strategy, he became a devout Christian, went to church every morning, always sitting in the first row, pray, confession, often participate in communion, bishop finally believe he is an honorable man. So, Archbishop Atov Martin made a let him regret it for a very long time to decide, at a very low price to sell a piece of land.

The land, facing the traitor Bay, backed by two magnificent peaks, flows through the side is Mark Mark -- meaning small streams, Polynesian dialect island, across the land, like a sleep of sperm whales, Gauguin and Van Gogh studio's dream come true.

Gauguin, exactly is Gauguin, just with the Archbishop of the signing of the contract to sell land, has just become the masters of this land, immediately forgot mass and prayer, go to all lengths to put his happy house construction to. After 6 weeks of hard, the joy House finally be accomplished, has two layers, the first floor is the kitchen and sculpture room, two floor is the studio, bedroom and bathroom, cone-shaped roof, is the use of straw into the door, on the top of the long board, on which is written "happy house", and some beautiful the beast and weeds, naked woman. Of course, there are two Gauguin quotes, "with love, you will be happy" "keep secret you will be happy". Happy house was built, it is to let the Archbishop's feet, he called on the island residents are far from such a devil person be overwhelmed with joy, and Gauguin did, then be forged between Gauguin and Catholic confrontation.

Happy house, is now a Gauguin Museum, there is no Gauguin painting, but with Gauguin's life, and copying paintings almost all Gauguin works. Copy pictures Alin Marthouret, although not the original, these paintings but at the final destination of Gauguin,, still can bring people into the world.

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How to go

From Papeete Tahiti has flights to Attu ona.