Holy shit! Thomas Kinkade’s horrible artwork looks like Hitler’s!
What a mean thing to say about Hitler, though.
But wait, the craziness gets crazier!
Apparently Thomas “Batshit Fucking Loco Hack Painter Extraordinaries” Kinkade at some point painted under the “persona” Robert Girrard. What the sweet Jesusly fuck is THAT about? He can’t make enough shitty artwork as one person that he has to farm out work to another personality? Creepy.
First of all, I feel compelled to again point out that Kinkade has a habit of getting drunk, groping the ladies, and marking territory via urination. Now on top of that we have a Garth Brooks/Chris Gainesesque alter ego for this shitpile of a painter? How much crazy can possibly be packed into a single person?
A lot, I guess, if you’re Thomas “What a Monumental Douchebag” Kinkade.
(My post courtesy of these comments at this post.)
Is it not possible then, given his proclivity towards pseudonyms, that ALL THREE are actually one in the same? Zig Heil!
“the definitive site for collectors and art dealers interested in the ‘Robert Girrard’ period of Thomas Kinkade’s career.”
Oh, so now its a PERIOD?
Uhg….how gross is it that I’m actually distantly related to that guy?
What’s wrong with getting drunk, groping people and pissing in public?
Man, as a trained in art school artist of sorts, that shit irritates the living fuck out of me. As of Aug 2006, he was being investigated by the FBI for his work being fraud.
http://artsociety.suite101.com/blog.cfm/thomas_kinkade_...
I’d rather own a piece of Bob Ross’ happy little trees than the shit that idiot spews fourth, if it is, in fact, really his work.
One time, during Xmas, we did an office exchange and I got stuck with a shitty TK calender. I threw it in the wastebasket on my way out the door. ick ick ick!
Oh my god Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines.
*buuurrrrrrrrp*
Mmmm…bergers Cookies………
I’m not a fan (or even remotely enjoy the work) of thomas kinkade, but whats with all the attitude? I don’t like half the art I see, that doesn’t mean that someone else won’t enjoy it in some way. I know that TK is widely purchased, and people love his work, I think it looks a little old and crusty to me. I’m not sure how many people purchased “clown taking a shit” or whatever.
I must be bored, I’m going on and on about art.
From the Wiki page:
“Kinkade became drunk at a Siegfried and Roy magic show in Las Vegas and began shouting “Codpiece! Codpiece!” at the performers. Eventually he was calmed by his mother.”
Calmed by his mother? Jesus, what kind of douchebag are we dealing with here?
Desk Job–If it wasn’t that he was defrauding his customers, I would have the same attitude. So what—i don’t like his work–to me, it’s utter crap. But I also hate Cindy Sherman’s work as well.
TK set out to commit fraud. There is the difference.
Wow. I’ve always hated TK’s crap paintings, and now I have a new excuse … he’s just copying Hitler. This is truly good news.
CODPIECE!
ACW - I’d be annoyed with you for getting me to look at such a steaming shit pile of a link and that seriously bad art, but then you gave me an excellent blog link. So I guess there is balance in the universe.
You’re off the hook, this time.
Hmm. They all look like postcards you’d find at the grocery store around the holidays. That or puzzles from the dime store. Ooh, or the painting that your dentist has on the wall of the exam room.
I take it you don’t like Thomas Kinkade very much.
Well, Kinkade is probably crying all the way to the bank. That’s what really sucks!
I’m so aesthetically retarded that even after clicking the links, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Lori — I don’t get the fraud part… Did he sign his name to someone elses painting?
People buy what they like. He sets the price, people buy it. Sounds like supply and demand to me. Fraud would be if he stole someone elses painting and signed it. Just because some people are dumb enough to make bad business decisions and buy art with Buddy Christ on it doesn’t make him a fraud. Oportunistic maybe, a sleeze, maybe, but not a fraud. You can ALWAYS say NO.
Peer pressure/artist pressure != fraud.
Peer pressure == asshole. (maybe, I’ve never met the guy)
Desk Job:
Investor fraud–devaluing his company, stuff like that. Nothing much to do with the paintings, except that he believes he is in line with Rembrandt or something and can render light the way the early impressionists can do, which is total and utter BULLSHIT. His stuff does NOT match the beauty in a Rembrandt. Hell NO.
This is boring. You’re all boring.
I thought bloggers were supposed to be funny.
Ahhh…. Holy crap! I’m channeling Mokie!
Yeah and some people consider Ann Coulter an author and outside the occasional, “I thought we were in the business section, not fiction” crack to my wife I don’t get so bent out of shape.
And thanks for the cookies, they really blew my diet. Once I figure out posting of pics I’ll let show you the slot you’ve obtained between Bad Religion and Pres. of the USA for your signiature.
I like how one of the FIRST things you see on his website, aside from phrases about how spiritual and values-based he is, is an offer for 0 money down and whatever percent financing. People actually GO INTO DEBT to buy this shite. Yikes.
Wait, there’s a “clowns taking a shit” portrait? Where can I find this? It’ll look great next to my “crotchwaffles of americana”.
This explains a LOT.