[woofie]

Lights Out

[Clintonfatigued]

What a shame. He was perhaps the foremost painter of our lifetimes. I’d buy one of his paintings if I could afford it.

[Revolting cat!]

"Literature" to go with the beloved "art".

(And though she ain't dead yet, you can't criticize her either!)

[Salvation]

May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

[Revolting cat!]

Whoever heard of William Hagerman?

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It's a shame how many people fall for worthless kitsch heavily marketed by the likes of Kinkade. There is plenty of good art around and many excellent starving artists, whom you could easily find at street fairs and in cafes where they display their work.And as for art appreciation there are free or low cost classes at community colleges that will teach you to discern good art from bad.

[Revolting cat!]

Evidently, there is a bad art museum in Seattle.

Some bad art is so bad it's good, though I don't count the dead man's efforts among those.

[ADemocratNoMore]

Just a few thoughts on Kinkade and his art. As somebody who can't draw a stick figure to save his life I have tremendous respect for Mr. Kinkade, (or for that matter some art student in 6th grade) who can. While his subjects could be a little “schmaltzy” at times, I totally agree with another poster here who said that many of the scenes created by Kinkade looked like real neat places to live. There is probably a term for his style that I don't have in my vocabulary, but I would call it “imaginary idealism realism”. He may not have followed all the rules of his craft the way some would like but I've seen far worse. Compare Kinkade with true BAD art here...

http://www.museumofbadart.org/collection/

We live in a true golden age of creativity, where so many people have the opportunity to explore their creative talents. Diversity in this arena is a good, no, great thing as it allows for a huge variety of individual styles, which, if you don't like them, you don't have to look at them or buy them for that matter.

As far as poker playing dogs go, count me as a fan. For a series of pictures to be over 100 years old and still maintain their appeal tells me that they are indeed something special. Special enough that, on February 15, 2005, the originals of A Bold Bluff and Waterloo were auctioned as a pair to an undisclosed buyer for US $590,400.

In Cleveland, the Museum of Art had a chance some years ago to buy a large collection of work by Norman Rockwell. They passed, saying that they wanted art, not illustration. A stupid decision, IMHO, and although I'm not well versed as to what is in their collection, I think it a safe bet that there would be several 20th century pieces of “modern” or abstract art valued at tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, the value of which if based on artistic content alone would be worth but tens or hundreds of dollars and nothing more.

R.I.P Mr. Kinkade.

[hawaiianninja]

"His paintings are hanging in an estimated 1 of every 20 homes in the United States."

Hmmm...I highly doubt that estimate, but nonetheless...May ye rest in peace, oh dubbed painter of light. ^/\^

[Pan_Yans Wife]

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