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I don't mind someone ripping people off with bullshit art (Jeff Koons), but Kinkade ripped off poor people. that ticks me off.

Posted by loosi (aka loosilu2) Apr 7 '12, 17:47

he was the state lottery of artists.

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And George Lucas ripped off virgins. -- nm - David Apr 7, 18:10 1
- well Edgar Rice Burroughs. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 18:22
If people like it, it's not a rip off to them. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 17:59 10
- they believe it is an investment. it is not. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 18:01 9
  - Really? People believe this? "This mass-produced reproduction is sure to increase in value!" -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 18:10 6
    - see: Franklin Mint. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 18:12 5
      - And all those Bradford plates in my storage unit.....that were going to make me rich :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 18:19 3
        
        how are beanie babies doing? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 18:32 1
        
        I was older and wiser by then ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 19:04
        
        see my post below :( -- nm - peglegpete Apr 7, 18:21
      - this edition has 400 firing days...what they don't say is they can fire 10,000 a day, and they fire once a year or as needed. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 7, 18:15
  - Some people believe this of cars and tech stocks, too. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 18:02 1
    - Kinkade is like the Franklin Mint. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 18:03
If someone is willing to pay $10k for something, then that's what it is worth. - Fuzzy Apr 7, 17:57 8
- oh Diva.....I have a Thor Plushie life size for $10,000! -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 18:30 1
  - What, it's not a RealThor(TM)? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 18:37
- oh, that is true in the economic sense. but in terms of artistic merit, his stuff is zero. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 17:59 5
  - Agreed. But this has the feel of the disconnect between the artistic elite and the masses. - Fuzzy Apr 7, 18:04 4
    - and for the record, there are MANY painters today you would love. Not crazy weird shit. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 18:08 2
      - spring is here with many weekend outdoor art & craft festivals. he should go wander a few :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 7, 18:11 1
        
        maybe so! Realism has been back for years. there are some WONDERFUL artists out ther.e -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 18:13
    - oh, I think it is a sign of serious, serious failure in art. I could write a book about it. - loosi Apr 7, 18:07
Jeff Koons ripped off poor artists, I mean sure, if he can get people to pay $50k for a sear vaccum cleaner in a plastic cube fine, but he bought a... - zeitgeist Apr 7, 17:54 5
- Sounds like a derivative work. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 17:57
- Koons doesn't rip off trailer trash, just rich idiots. I don't care about that. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 17:57 3
  - If you're using a term like "trailer trash" to describe the people that Kinkade "ripped off" then I'm betting you don't really care about them either. - Stephen Apr 7, 18:26
  - If you're using a term like "trailer trash" to describe the people that Kinkade "ripped off" then I'm betting you don't really care about them either. - Stephen Apr 7, 18:20 1
    - oof. I am getting from this that you love Kinkade. I do respect that. - loosi Apr 7, 18:24
Here's that article about Kinkade comparing his earlier stuff before he went full lensflare. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 17:52 4
- and for the record, I think today's most collected living artist is Thomas Hipschen, who designed the portraits on most US currency. :) -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 17:55
- thanks for this. I have seen it before. He did have the talent. He consciously chose to rip people off with shit. -- nm - loosi Apr 7, 17:53 2
  - I agree that his work seemed artistically vacant (like James Patterson's), but it's not technically a ripoff ... - Beryllium Apr 7, 17:55 1
    - It's a ripoff in that it is printed by a computer (you can see the pixels) then highlighted by his "staff". so it is EXTREMELY overpriced - loosi Apr 7, 17:58

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