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RIP, THOMA$ KINKADE |
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As an AWMoK akitschianado, I felt it was my civic duty to report the death today of Thoma$ Kinkade, arguably one of the most successful artists of all time, and certainly the most successful in the United States. Much beloved by the Christian community, I wonder what conspiracy theorists will say about his passing smack right in the middle of Good Friday and Easter.
Kinkade’$ painting$ can be bought in malls all across this great nation of ours (and in Sky Mall too) and if you shell out a few hundred bucks more, one of his certified artist$ will come to your home and touch up your painting, highlighting the areas of glowing light. There sure are a lot of areas of light in the painting below.
But perhaps the greatest distinction of all for Mr. Kinkade is that his painting$, despite being the kitschiest of the kitsch, are, I assume, probably the ONLY insanely kitschy items that Allee Willis does NOT wish to hang in her home. I guess there is such a thing as “too kitschy” after all. For more info on the ma$ter of the ma$$ market painting, here’s a link below. RIP, Thoma$ Kinkade.
http://gawker.com/5899949/lights-out-for-painter-of-light
Categories: Art, Artists, Certifikitsch Winners, Classique d' Camembert, IconoKitschoclasts, Paintings, R.I.P., Submissions
Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch
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Hate to say this about a dead guy but no way in hell would I ever allow one of those paintings in my house. They make me nauseous to look at. He always struck me as a shyster of the highest order. However, I have also long been fascinated by this guy because no one ever mastered the mass-market painting market like he did. He’s the Sheraton and Hilton crappy art sales times 6 trillion. I do like what he does with light, but uuuccccchhhh, such overload. Maybe looking at his own paintings and business practices for too long finally killed him.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20356474/finding-cause-los-gatos-painter-thomas-kinkades-death
Thanks for the C d’ C!
My esteemed pleasure!
Great post!!! So young!!!…I guess there’ll be a autopsy?
What??…he had Disney licensing???…incredible!!!.. Is that 2nd image Bambi??…rainbow, lightning, waterfall???…just another day in the forest…:)