Kitsch

What is Kitsch?

Kitsch is a term used to describe cheap, commercial, sentimental, or vulgar art and objects commonly associated with popular culture. The word is borrowed from German, where it originally means trash. Since the 1920s, kitsch has been used to denote the opposite of high art, often implying that the work lacks sophistication or artistic merit.
L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White)

Maurizio Cattelan

L.O.V.E. (1:28) (White), 2010

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

House of Love Shrine

Grayson Perry

House of Love Shrine, 2017

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Untitled (Pink Grid and Droplets)

Laura Owens

Untitled (Pink Grid and Droplets), 2018

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

USD 17,750

Aus

Jim Dine

Aus, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Inquire For Price

American Hero (Ali)

Mr. Brainwash

American Hero (Ali), 2019

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

Inquire For Price

Mask

Liliana Porter

Mask, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,800

Correction

Liliana Porter

Correction, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,800

Black drips

Liliana Porter

Black drips, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Cadillac King

Mr. Brainwash

Cadillac King, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

Currently Not Available

A heart at the Opera

Jim Dine

A heart at the Opera, 1983

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,100

Stairway to London

Mr. Brainwash

Stairway to London, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 4,620

Big Ben

Mr. Brainwash

Big Ben, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 4,850

Picabia III (Groans)

Jim Dine

Picabia III (Groans), 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 10,000

Nine Views of Winter

Jim Dine

Nine Views of Winter, 1985

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

USD 24,950

Dans le Sillage d’if-Aube

Asger Jorn

Dans le Sillage d’if-Aube, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

Currently Not Available

L’oubli

Asger Jorn

L’oubli, 1960/61

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 3,000

Sound Art

Sound Art is an artistic discipline where sound is used as the primary medium. Like other contemporary art genres, Sound Art is inherently interdisciplinary, engaging with a variety of subjects including electronics, acoustics, noise music, psychoacoustics, audio media, video, film, and sculpture. Early examples of Sound Art include Luigi Russolo's noise intoners, as well as experimental works by Surrealists, Dadaists, and the Fluxus movement. These early pioneers helped establish sound as a legitimate medium for artistic expression.

Patina

Patina is the distinctive greenish surface that bronze develops over time due to exposure to air and humidity. Artists can also apply chemicals to bronze to artificially create patina. Alternatively, bronze can be polished to reveal its natural rich gold color. Patina is not exclusive to bronze; it can also occur on other metals like copper and even on wood and stone, enhancing the material's character over time.

Metalcut

Metalcut was a relief printing technique used primarily in Europe from around 1450 to 1540. The technique involved using thin metal plates. One method involved cutting or hammering away parts of the plate that were not intended to print, while the other method used engraving to create white lines on a black background.

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