Femininity - Femininity + Synthetism Intuition Empathy/intimacy Totality Collaboration Community Cooperation Connection with nature (ecology) Sensibility Emotionality Equilibrium Masculinity - Masculinity + Conclusion

The impact of the Western and the Tahitian civilizations on the conscience of the artist resulted into a new symbolical art, which critics frequently associate with Synthetism. Yet, beyond these aesthetical categories Gauguin's importance resides in the fact that he enlarged the thematic area of the artists' inspiration by breaking the spatial and temporal barriers that stood in the way of human communication.

Ever dissatisfied during the early years, when he tried on various styles like hats (Divisionism, Cezann-ism, "Synthetism," Fauvism, etc.), he found in doubling a disciplinary technique, a method of control (same motif, same size).

CRANE: It is a question of synthetism. None of us have time to read twenty-five different reports of this size.

As a result of that he may well represent the first systematic appropriation of non-European philosophies, narratives, and visual cultural expressions to serve a specific European aesthetic philosophy, in this case synthetism.