Kitsch: Definition-
Dictionary.com...
Something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or
undiscriminating taste.
Origin: 1925-30; <German, derivative of kitschen, to throw together (a work of art)
Thesaurus.com...
Noun; Vulgarized design or appearance.
Synonyms; camp, corny, affected, twee, gimmicky, mod, ostentatious, posturing, tacky.
Artlex Art Dictionary...
Art characterized by vapidly sentimental, often pretentious poor taste. It is typically
clumsy, repetitive, cheesy, and slickly commercial.
Something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or
undiscriminating taste.
Origin: 1925-30; <German, derivative of kitschen, to throw together (a work of art)
Thesaurus.com...
Noun; Vulgarized design or appearance.
Synonyms; camp, corny, affected, twee, gimmicky, mod, ostentatious, posturing, tacky.
Artlex Art Dictionary...
Art characterized by vapidly sentimental, often pretentious poor taste. It is typically
clumsy, repetitive, cheesy, and slickly commercial.
Artists whose works have been considered kitsch are William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(French,1825-1905),
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966), and Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978).
Although their works are more seriously considered and even admired by art critics and
historians today, there are many other artists whose works continue to be labeled kitsch.
Among contemporary examples, the work of Thomas Kinkade (American, 1958-),
whose frothing oceans, idyllic cottages and feverishly colorful gardens bear titles like
The Blessings of Spring and Hometown Evening, have been called kitsch.
