Gallery Owners Win Ruling in Kinkade Case

The LA Times ^ | Feb. 24, 2006 | By Kim Christensen,

[Republicanprofessor]

Looks like Kincade's ethics matches the quality of his artworks.

[Republicanprofessor]

Art ping.

Let Sam Cree, Woofie or me know if you want on or off this ping list.

[Republicanprofessor]

Art ping.

[Dark Skies]

Is there anyone who actually considers Kincade's stuff art?

Not a rhetorical question...I really want to know!

[zarf]

Could anyone on this site who likes this Kinkade crap tell us why they like it?

[TomServo]

I remember when my wife bought one of his works. An hour after getting home with it we got a call from the gallery inviting us to a fundraiser for Gore. Thing damned near went in the fireplace...

My family has not bought any of his stuff since...

[toomanygrasshoppers]

I've never cared for his work at all. I think it looks cheap.

[SlowBoat407]

There are people who go nuts over the stuff. I have a problem with anyone who prints runs of many thousands, and then divides a run into separate "editions" at varying prices. I was once told that the only difference between two editions of a TK print was a mark on the back.

[SlowBoat407]

They're vastly overpriced greeting cards.

[TomServo]

They're vastly overpriced greeting cards.

LOL!!!

[sitetest]

Dear Republicanprofessor,

My wife calls it "sofa art." It's what you expect to see hanging above the sofa in the waiting room at the doctor's office. LOL.

I kinda think it's like the Muzak of art: Inoffensive if you're not paying close attention.


sitetest

[IronJack]

"Media Arts through its agents Thomas Kinkade, Ken Raasch and Barnett, in particular, held itself out to be acting on a higher plain,"

I doubt that. They may have pretended to a higher PLANE, but as should be abundantly plain, Thomas Kinkaide is no more a businessman than he is an artist.

[MissEdie]

I do like the way he incorporates light and various pale colors into some dark paintings. However, I do not like his stuff enough to buy any of it. I agree with another poster who says his work is too much like a greeting card.

[HostileTerritory]

Could anyone on this site who likes this Kinkade crap tell us why they like it?

I was on an Applebee's thread a few days ago and opinions were universally negative... since Kincade is the Applebee's of art, I doubt you'll find many FReepers undiscriminating enough to decorate their homes with the works of the Painter of Shite.

[pollyannaish]

I don't care for it, but there appears to be a huge market for it.

Most of his work strikes me as being trite and humorless. In addition, most of his appeal seems to be related to marketing stunts, much in the same way Beanie Babies are/were. At least they were engaging and inexpensive.

But I may be missing something.

[SlowBoat407]

My wife is a ceramic artist dealing mostly in large (and heavy) wall sculptures. TK is one of her pet peeves, so I call her "The Sculptor of Weight".

[pissant]

So overrated its not funny.

[Kirkwood]

He's sold over 10 million prints so they obviously appeal to many people. I have no problem with them. Some people have a problem with the religious overtones. They are very well done for the style they are painted in, but my tastes run to other styles.

[Al Simmons]

"There are people who go nuts over the stuff. I have a problem with anyone who prints runs of many thousands, and then divides a run into separate "editions" at varying prices. I was once told that the only difference between two editions of a TK print was a mark on the back."

Darn right. My ex used to love his stuff - paid $400, $600 bucks for prints back in the early 1990s....about 8 years later we tried to resell a couple of extras....only to find out that there was no market for it....well *DUH*

I told his people that it looked like their boss had found a "legal way to print money"....they were not amused....6 months later his company filed for bankruptcy and they laid off a bunch of people (I guess they couldn't get marketing rights to print his stuff on toilet paper rolls)

Don't get me wrong - his art is nice - but his method of marketing it and creating this "buzz" was about as self-serving as it gets....Mr. Kincade loves his large collection of classic autos that he displayed on one of his 'sales videos'....I'm sure he doesn't think about that when he puts his "John 3:16" mark on every painting he does.....does he?

[Revolting cat!]

Art ping.

Art?!