Defend the indefensible - Thomas Kinkade

Gyah! The only possible redemption would be a remixed trailer ala "Shining" right?

This thread is supposed to be "defend the indefensible" so let me just say that as terrible as Kinkade's 16 directions sound in general, they seem perfectly appropriate for the kind of movie this obviously is. They're selling the movie with Kinkade's name on the front -- what, you thought he was going to reboot the franchise and make it look like Eraserhead?

Kinkade Kills

I like O'Toole's expression. "I'm in this movie? Really?"

oh shit that was supposed to be the phantoms trailer, fuck

http://www.thomaskinkade.com/htmlroot/tk/images/daytona/daytona_500_painting.jpg
Would hang

I mean yeah it'd be really predictable "irony" but come on, it's like a highlights for children "spot the popular subject matter" game.

oh shit that was supposed to be the phantoms trailer, fuck

― the head werewolf's girlfriend (latebloomer), Wednesday, 19 November 2008 03:48 (3 months ago
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Well frankly I'm in your debt for introducing me to SHAKMAAAAAAAAAA, and of couse the respected actor bemused to find himself in this picture theme could apply to Roddy McDowell, so..

Haha, I kind of love that image.
So he's painted a view from the crowd at a Nascar event.
But the image still needs some pizazz. Ah! Add FIREWORKS!
No, still not good enough, still not fast enough! JET PLANES!
<3

the planes are flying out of the fireworks!

I mean yeah it'd be really predictable "irony" but come on

He has to be on to this. How do you paint a cultural artifact like that and say, Oh How No One Shall Ever *Roll Their Damn Eyes* at This?

wow.

the planes are flying out of the fireworks!

― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:36 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

maybe those are exploding planes :(

I almost want to see a Kinkade illustration of 9/11 now.

those aren't fireworks they're bombs the jets just deployed

xpost oh god...i can almost picture it

Poll

Kid getting piggyback ride to win.

there may be one too many planes there

That's the trifecta of panem et circences gratuitous air pollution!

i like how Jimmie's leading them down in historically-accurate fashion with the yellow just right

the most air pollution comes from the fans getting to and from, as is true of a lot of exurban concerts and festivals. i'm planning to take public transportation to my first race.

well, mass transit at least

the planes are flying out of the fireworks!

― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:36 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

maybe those are exploding planes :(

― s1ocki, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:18 (20 minutes ago)

Or perhaps the planes have just time-traveled into the scene.

the sky sequence is like an uncle duke drug episode by someone who can draw

shinorishoes:Asian women = gabbneb:NASCAR

the dad appears to be wearing a stars n bars bandanna

everyone appears to have hearing protection except the child and the old man (who looks wistfully on at the father and son)

It looks like it says "500 YEARS" on the field.

TALKING TOO FAST

Painter of Light!
Awesome

Painter of fraud

Schadenfreude, they name is me.

I'd rather Shane Carwin worked his gut for a few rounds, but that's a reasonable start.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2688560981_d10d69e124.jpg

http://sciencenotes.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/chthulu-thomas-kinkade-lighthouse.jpg?w=500&h=375

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/57/kincaidsparody.jpg

http://images.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/01-16-04-kinkade/OlinFnard.jpg

i follow the l.a. times architecture critic on twitter and roffled when he wrote this about the late king o' pop's ranch:

"Neverland is equal parts Walt Disney, Willy Wonka & Thomas Kinkade"

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6026/tempdg9.jpg
Borrowed from a fine man who goes by the name of Yip.

Kinkade/KKK mash-up ftw.

Yeah that's the best one.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/17/DDI11AL7RR.DTL

I admit I was more hoping this was him being locked up for that fraud stuff.

^

My friend teaches some art 101 class at the university...she had a student, on his final, try and write his essay (on a major art movement & some of its members) on "Newmanism," the movement of "light painting" as founded by T. Kinkade.

Newmanism!

as in alfred e?

Painter of bankruptcy

A firm tied to artist Thomas Kinkade, whose light-filled paintings are equally loved and derided, filed for bankruptcy this week.

Kinkade production company Pacific Metro LLC of Morgan Hill, Calif., filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday in nearby San Jose, disclosing in court papers that it’s “in serious financial condition and is unable to continue without debt relief.” The filing came a day after Pacific Metro, formerly known as Thomas Kinkade Co. and Media Arts Group Inc., was supposed to make a $1 million payment to two former art gallery owners in connection with a lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The filing will prevent Pacific Metro’s creditors, including Karen Hazlewood and Jeff Spinello, from demanding payment. Hazlewood and Spinello won a $3 million legal judgment against the company in a lawsuit they brought against Kinkade alleging that he used his Christian faith to fraudulently persuade them to open one of the artist’s “signature” galleries. As a result, Hazlewood and Spinello said they suffered such ills as being stuck with merchandise they couldn’t sell. In a long-running legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court, Hazlewood and Spinello won a $2.8 million legal judgment against Pacific Metro, some of which the company already paid off and another portion of which came due this week.

Why you should buy Thomas Kinkade Paintings

"But a beautiful work of Art, a best seller Thomas Kinkade that actually goes up by 15% to 10% annually brings you beauty and pleasure and enjoyment all year round and goes up annually to boot."

Every one of this guy's paintings looks to me like something absolutely horrible is happening just behind the creepily lit surface of the house... and they all look like that.

My insanely conservative, Michelle Bachmann-voting aunt has a couple of his prints in her house, though.

As for defending him... well, they look like exteriors of horror movie sets and some people like horror movies?

Feels very appropriate to go straight from the David Lynch thread to this.
They need to work together.

Thomas Kinkade has sold more canvases than any other painter in history--more than Picasso, Rembrandt, Gaughin, Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh combined.

lol this reminded me of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8wLg5Asgo

alleging that he used his Christian faith to fraudulently persuade them to open one of the artist’s “signature” galleries

i wasn't aware christianity could be used like the force to control the weak minded. oh wait...

~~ Do you know the Symbols? ~~

Thomas Kinkade includes a Bible reference John 3:16 on every painting and a fish (ichthus -a Christian symbol) with his signature

He imbeds The letter N on every canvas in honor of his wife's name, Nanette. The number of Ns is indicated below the original oil signature in the lower right or left hand corner of the painting. The painting with the most hidden Ns is Golden Gate Bridge (144) and the smallest is Silent Night (2).

Bird/Eagle = peace and freedom

The "light" in the paintings = "represents God's presence and influences". It also "illuminates and guides."

Smoke of a chimney = warmth of home

Lights on in the houses = family values

Any type of movement = constant changes in life

Lamp post/light post = Reminds us to share the light or to light our way. Also, welcoming friends and loved ones

Boat = adventure

Pathways, Trails & Tracks = path of life. Also the paths are lit so God can show us the way.

Stairways = Struggles through life

Bridges = Cross over from dark to light

Gates = many passages we face in our lives everyday and the many discoveries we have yet to make. It also can mean that heaven is open to all that is faithful. They are open to welcoming us in to a house or even heaven.

Windmills = biblical symbol for the untamed human spirit.

Clouds = represents the live that have passed

Dogwoods = There is a story that has been passed down for generation regarding this dogwood. Supposedly during Jesus' time, the dogwood was a strong, thick, and straight tree. When Jesus was crucified on this tree, God cursed it into a weak and crooked tree so that no man could ever be crucified on it. When the tree blossoms, there are five petals on the flower symbolizing the five piercing. The center of the flower is a red representing the blood of Jesus. Pink dogwood represents passion, white for purity.