tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666460996505002475.post2858219133969872895..comments2011-03-22T22:58:59.764-05:00Comments on Photography 2: kitschSarah Baranskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972650704469827499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666460996505002475.post-51604826727530906702010-02-08T13:57:52.406-06:002010-02-08T13:57:52.406-06:00When it comes to Kinkade, I don't know that we...When it comes to Kinkade, I don't know that we should take notice of what he's doing. I mean, you're right in a sense. He has found his clientel and catered to their ignorance of what art is supposed to be. He has sold out solely to make money, and makes a lot of it. What should be noticed is not what he's doing rather we should look at how the public is reacting. Let's think about how ignoranat most people are about the concept of good art, and all the traditional techniques that go into making it. Part of that is because art programs are rarely funded and ussually always the first to be cut. So the public has little interaction and education of "real" art. This is a good reflection of how little our culture values art. I could also go into how this reflects the struggle photography itself has with be considered a 'real' art form. But for the sake of this forum, I'll stop right here.<br /><br />Interesting image... I don't think you should punish yourself for falling for kitsch. I don't think it's anything any of us can avoid whether we collect it genuinely or just for laughs.Sarah Baranskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972650704469827499noreply@blogger.com