Thomas Kinkade dies (R.I.P)
 

Wasn't aware until this morning when I find $$$$ in the PP. :thumbsup Have 6 signed and numbered. Anyone else a fan or collector of his? If not might be a good time to get in EVERYTHING of his is being bid up on ebay.

Thomas Kinkade is err (was) the Wal-Mart of the art world. heh

Got any velvet paintings of Elvis for sale?

Thomas Kinkade, Artist to Mass Market, Dies at 54

lol who cares.

loved his work, saw it in way too many houses

My grandma wants to know how much her classy set of Thomas Kinkade(TM)(C) coffee mugs can pull in.

Does three easy payments of 19.95 sound like a fair price?

They come with a certificate of authenticity and every thing

There's a big difference in his mass production stuff and his original and/or signed works. But even the postcards and such are selling so tell grandma to come out of retirement and get busy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THOMAS-KINKA...item231be844b2

Yet another insignificant asshole I've never heard of kicks the bucket. Big deal. This guy was an actor, politician, baby rapist, what?

A bunch of Internet hipsters try to be cool by pretending they've heard of him before. Commence faux mourning on various message boards for the next 3-4 days.

Then hipster or not we'll all forget about it. :1orglaugh

Nah, they are both equally terrible

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh Well I'm going to enjoy my work free summer on the houseboat I buy thanks to his terrible work, untimely death and my early investment. :thumbsup:thumbsup

An man who made art for white trash.

Congrats on winning the hillbilly lottery.

Thanks now get back to work. :1orglaugh

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...bi-d36bgfk.gif

My hatred of terrible mass produced walmART will continually persist.

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

lol

His "prints" might be. If he painted 15 million paintings then well he was a God.

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(Ebay)Thomas Kinkade PARIS CITY OF LIGHTS 18X27 STUDIO PROOF
http://www.kaynegallery.com/products...%20350X265.jpg


US $11,579.99

Edition Explanation: the very exclusive Studio Proof edition is highlighted by a master apprentice under the careful eye of Thomas Kinkade, who then personally adds the final highlights as well as his signature. It features a textured brushstroke canvas which most closely resembles the artist's actual brushwork, as well as a unique remarque (typically a pencil sketch or lamppost signature) on the back. It is limited to a variable edition size, not to exceed a mere 4% of the S/N edition. It is numbered to correspond to the accompanying Certificate of Authenticity and Limitation, which is produced of superior materials.

He's the latest example of a NORMAN ROCKWELL to some people.

Some art purists would hate on him for not being a real artist but it's all about NICHE. His materials are for GENERAL CONSUMPTION. It paints a picture of life as his audience wants to see life.

It's all about competing visions.

If your definition of ART and attitude about LIFE is all about Campbell's soup cans or pics of crying kids (intentionally made to cry) or even CANNED HUMAN FECES (see http://www.pieromanzoni.org/EN/works_shit.htm ) Have at it.

That's the great thing about ART in the western world. It is democratic and INVIDUALIZED.

Start worrying when the STATE dictates that you must like only CERTAIN ART and the rest are worthless art that you must avoid.

So Kinkade's art is sentimental worthless fluff to some. To others it's worth collecting. In the end, who are to judge. It's a big market. It's a big world. To each his own.

RIP Thomas

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IYBLXNdB3zo/0.jpg
RIP Mr. Kincade.

Not my style...although the Kinkade parody mash-up pix created by others, I found funny:

http://www.nordinho.net/vbull/attach...es-groggie.jpg

http://christopherfountain.files.wor...ade_mashup.jpg

http://www.ichabodsquad.net/images/kinkade_5.jpg

http://www.boingboing.net/images/_Bl...de_72_dpi_.jpg

http://www.ichabodsquad.net/images/kinkade_7.jpg

ADG

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Haha, The peeps on the SA forums did a bunch of these

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/phot...light-part.php

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/phot...s-light-ii.php

He did have a very cool use of light in his paintings

R.I.P. i don't know who he is my parents do tho