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Kitsch Research

Kitsch as stated in the Cambridge dictionary…

“Art, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny.”

Definition of kitsch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press

“Showy art or cheap, decorative objects that are attractive to people who are thought to lack any appreciation of style or beauty.”

Definition of kitsch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press

Kitsch Art

Bizarre Love Triangle
Bizarre Love Triangle by Roberlan Borges Paresqui
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
The Song of the Lark, c.1903 by Sophie Gengembre Anderson
Big City, 1990 - Konrad Zuse
Big City by Konrad Zuse

Kitsch Sculptures

Allen-Jones_Secretary_1972
“Secretary” Allen Jones’s 1972 sculpture
The 1980s - Artsy
Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988 by Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons in 5 kitsch and provocative works
Ballon Dog by Jeff Koons

References

DW. 2022. Kitsch as an art form – Jeff Koons in Bilbao. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.dw.com/en/kitsch-as-an-art-form-jeff-koons-in-bilbao/g-18506539. [Accessed 18 May 2022]. 

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