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.
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

Palette III

Jim Dine

Palette III, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Inquire For Price

Cloaca x rayed B/W

Wim Delvoye

Cloaca x rayed B/W, 2003

Photography

C-Print

EUR 14,500

To fix it II

Liliana Porter

To fix it II, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Superheroes (red)

Mr. Brainwash

Superheroes (red), 2018

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

Inquire For Price

Tan Lines

Miles Aldridge

Tan Lines, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Grupo Ruptura

Grupo Ruptura was an organization formed in Brazil by artists who sought to break away from traditional naturalist painting in favor of geometric abstract art. In the early 1950s, the group published the Ruptura Manifesto, advocating for new art for a new country. The manifesto emphasized a departure from the past and a commitment to innovation, aligning with the modernist vision of Brazil as a forward-looking nation.

Sand

Sand consists of loose grains of material primarily made up of minerals like quartz, mica, and feldspar, as well as small fragments of rocks. Sand paintings are created by pouring colored sand into intricate designs, often for cultural rituals or special celebrations. These designs can take many days to complete and are traditionally brushed away after the ceremony, emphasizing the impermanence of the artwork.

Drypoint

Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique where an image is incised onto a plate using a sharp, pointed tool, typically a needle made of metal or diamond. Traditionally, copper plates were used, but today zinc, plexiglass, or acetate are also common. Drypoint is easier for drawing artists to master compared to engraving, as the needle technique resembles drawing with a pencil rather than the more complex burin used in engraving.

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