#cultural kitsch

[mathysphere]

Gale and Astarion patterns by Hot Cross Kitsch

[derschleierfallt]

thinking hard abt elisabeth wearing the ich gehör nur mir nightgown in der schleier fällt

[galamagrana]

[classicalcanvas]

Title: Scena Galante

Artist: Giovanni Boldini

Date: 1920

Style: Kitsch

Genre: Portrait

[internationalemeteorologie]

Lauren YS

[shopsoftcore]

Eat It Cake Sticker

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Kitsch art … is designed to put emotion on sale: it works as advertisements work, creating a fantasy world in which everything, love included, can be purchased, and in which every emotion is simply one item in an infinite line of substitutes. The clichéd kiss, the doe-eyed smile, the Christmas-card sentiments: all advertise what cannot be advertised without ceasing to be. They commit the salesman to nothing. They can be bought and sold without emotional hardship, since the emotion, being a fantasy product, no longer exists in its committed form.

- Sir Roger Scruton

Warhol claimed to eat a lot of Campbell’s Soup – one for lunch every day for 20 years, to be precise. He had no fear of repetition and even said it himself, “the same thing over and over again.” So, was it a publicity stunt for the brand?

Consumerism was at the heart of American society, but bringing it into galleries was still unthinkable. Warhol, however, was dead set on bringing mass consumerism and real life into the field of art. To reflect the world around him, he used advertising images, photos of celebrities, and comics. Pop Art acknowledges reality, as did the Campbell’s Soup brand itself, with the slogan, “Made for real, real life”.

In an interview for The Face magazine, Warhol explained that his mother would use tin cans as vases for flowers. Perhaps he was paying tribute to her? Perhaps he was remembering his childhood? Andy Warhol was the youngest child of a family of Slovakian immigrants and particularly creative. His parents supported him in his endeavours despite their limited means.

Campbell’s Soup Cans was painted by hand. Warhol used paint as well as serigraphy. This enabled him to use the rules of art while simultaneously distorting them, observing reality to see it better.

As he put it, “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” For Warhol, poetry was also in perception. A tin can could become a flower vase. A brand logo could be delicately painted with a paintbrush. And an industrial soup could become a symbol of art of Pop Art.

Photo: Andy Warhol shopping for soup cans in 1963.

[bitter69uk]

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend 2024, day one! I arrived Wednesday night. Somehow I have a farmer's tan. How did I acquire that? I've already drunk my first Mai Tai of the trip at the reliably wonderful Golden Tiki (with my friend Kevin). The cocktails, kitsch decor and exotica soundtrack at Golden Tiki are sublime.

[ryanshaneowen]

Ryan Shane Owen, Mondrian inspired body paint, 2017

[theomenmedia]

American Primeval To Premiere On Netflix On January 9th, 2025!

Dive into the raw, untamed West with American Primeval. Premiering Jan 9, 2025, on Netflix. Are you ready for a story as brutal as it is beautiful?

Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/american-primeval-a-gritty-odyssey-into-the-wild-west-premieres-january-2025

[galamagrana]

[classicalcanvas]

Title: Far Away

Artist: Sophie Gengembre Anderson

Date: 1823 - 1903

Style: Kitsch

Genre: Portrait

[commiepinkofag]

have a trashy halloween

[kitschykitschykoo]

Endora, Bewitched...

[bitter69uk]

This intriguing image cropped up on my Tumblr feed with the cryptic caption “Anna May Wong was a tattoo artist at The Pike in Long Beach in the 50s.” I thought – really? How fascinating! When the movie roles for the truly great trailblazing Chinese American screen diva of the twenties and thirties dried-up, did she keep the wolf from the door by diversifying into tattooing as a sideline? There are notorious Hollywood Babylon-style examples of washed-up former stars (like Louise Brooks and Veronica Lake) discovered working as sales assistants or bartenders once they hit hard times. How come I’ve never read this anywhere? Tell me more! But some Googling clarified that the image relates to a 1958 episode of the TV series Climax entitled “Deadly Tattoo”. (Synopsis: “A detective is assigned to investigate a series of murders in which the killer left a heart-shaped tattoo on each of his victims”). Which is kind of disappointing – I love the idea of Anna May Wong as a tattooist! Two years later, Wong would appear in her final film Portrait in Black (a demeaning supporting role as a sinister housekeeper) before dying aged just 56 in 1961.

[ryanshaneowen]

Ryan Shane Owen, Rothko inspired body paint, 2017