Kitsch
Whilst orignially used to describe an art movement of
distaste, now most commonly used to describe items or individuals attempting to be ‘
vintage’ and ‘popular’ thus making them pretentious. Used most frequently by
hipsters.
Kitsch
by Derfla on Aug 24, 2006 22:12:54
Quite simply,
kitsch is
the junk sold on the street to American tourists at or near famous
landmarks. Elements of proper kitsch include the overuse of bright paints and shiny metals, "clever" american slang incorporated into the design, and workmanship quality of the lowest order.
Example:
Tiny models of
the Eiffel Tower garrishly coated in gold colored paint, wooden beer steins with a forest scene carved into the outside, disgusting parts of
local wildlife stuffed and mounted to display for your viewing pleasure. Kitsch collections are universally recognized as one of the
signs of the apocalypse.
Kitsch
by Lann on Apr 12, 2005 08:25:14
Kitsch-it is a type of art based on love for the human expression and must have some form of talent and technical skill. It’s critics often use it as a
scapegoat calling it “
bad art”.
kitsch
by Avant-Garde Hero on Aug 15, 2004 18:37:35
As an art movement, lifestyle, or literature and film genre, kitsch is pleasingly distasteful. It's melodramatic,
overdone, gaudy and tacky or sentimental and
folksy. It's so bad that it's cool. Your cat might attack it, but it's hot.
And, no,
Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer are NOT bad enough to be kitsch. At all. Paris and Nicole though...
Example:
You're looking rather
kitschy today, your grandma's neckace is hot.
I saw an awesome
Andy Warhol knockoff at the
galley yesterday, it was so kitsch. I couldn't get it though, I didn't have the cash. *sounds dissappointed*
kitsch
by mark dumouchelle on Dec 19, 2005 02:39:54
Sentimentally charming, tacky and fun all rolled up in one. One catch with
kitch is that you're never quite sure if it's supposed to be serious or not. It's that
uncertainty that is amusing.
kitsch
by blinkidiot on Jan 25, 2005 14:52:34
art, decorative objects or
design considered by many people to be ugly,
lacking in style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny.
kitsch
by GIADA D. on Mar 06, 2007 06:04:17
Collectible, nostalgia inducing products, artworks or people.
At some point mass produced and at a later point rising in value and sentimentality.
Souvenires, paraphernalia and memorabilia.
written off as junk by the
untrained eye. Appreciated as naive and beautiful by those wityh a discerning eye and a refined sense of aesthetic.
Example:
The artwork of Jeff
Koons, David La Chappelee and Pierre et
Gilles is so
Kitsch!
Essentially anything collectible is Kitsch.
At first glance this may seem like a pile of junk, but it is actually a large collection of collectibles and
kitsch which people will probably pay a lot of money for on ebay.
kitsch
by Kitsch (@www.torchthebridge.com) on Mar 30, 2004 05:05:49
Example:
Keychains are a fitting example of kitsch... anything tacky and or
garish. From inflatable furniture to
lava lamps to foam covered
mobile phones.
Soviet Kitsch
by ilya-42 on Sep 05, 2008 00:47:47
Example:
- Have you listened to the new
Regina's Album - Soviet Kitsch?
- New? It was released in
2004, dude!
Taylor Kitsch
by daughterofipswich on Jan 14, 2011 05:25:01