KITSCH ART

WHAT IS KITSCH?

• Style of art using popular cultural icons

• Objects or subjects that are not considered ‘fine’ art or are somewhat ridiculous

• Supposed to almost ‘make fun’ of our ideas of what art really is and what is important.

• Almost the opposite of fine art…

JEFF KOONS

JEFF KOONS

• Statement about commercialization or mass-production of items

• What does our society REALLY value? Is it what we portray in ‘fine art’?

JEFF KOONS

• When choosing items for your surrealist sculpture, you need to include one Kitsch object.

• Think about your American culture- •What is a ridiculous thing

you could add?• How is it Kitsch?• How is it anti-fine art?

YOUR ASSIGNMENT…