The Meaning of Kitsch - what is it to you?

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Permalink Reply by OldOldStuff on July 31, 2010 at 11:10pm

So, here's a pic of the 1979 apartment in Denver - one thing I loved back then was collecting hand painted copies of old Master paintings...the good, the bad and the ugly. Just above my head is the bottom half of a copy of The Pont Neuf, Paris by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This apartment on 15th street embodied my definition of Kitsch - I still have the huge highback crewel work armchair, a Colonial Williamsburg marked piece that I bought back then for 35.00 bucks.

Permalink Reply by Behressentials on July 31, 2010 at 11:17pm

To me, kitsch is quirky, funny, and fabulous, with a pinch of venom. I have a greeting card website, tudify.com, where I have some nasty, funny cards (nasty mean, not nasty gross or naked) :)

One of my favs is the Old Maid card. It says on the front, "Everyone is getting married and having babies but you?"

The inside says. "If you weren't such a bitch, you wouldn't be single."

tee hee!

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Permalink Reply by suchandsort on July 31, 2010 at 11:56pm

i love kitschy stuff! i even have a section in my etsy shop labeled 'vintage kitsch'

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52385528/4-vintage-smoker-guys

the section:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/suchandsort?section_id=5375478

actually, my house is full of it! ;>)

marilyn g

Permalink Reply by Three Chicks Vintage on August 1, 2010 at 12:55am

To me, kitsch is creatively offbeat. It's offbeatness is what gives it value, in my mind.
I love to mingle kitsch throughout my household, amdist the photos of the kids, antique transferware, pieces of art, etc. It lightens the mood, keeps me from taking life so seriously and makes visitors raise their eyebrows.
PS - That's some serious hair in the apartment photo! It kind of has its' own kitsch going!

Permalink Reply by JenniferLynn's Finds on August 1, 2010 at 11:07am

I love it!

Jen M.
JenniferLynn's Finds

Behressentials said:

To me, kitsch is quirky, funny, and fabulous, with a pinch of venom. I have a greeting card website, tudify.com, where I have some nasty, funny cards (nasty mean, not nasty gross or naked) :)

One of my favs is the Old Maid card. It says on the front, "Everyone is getting married and having babies but you?"

The inside says. "If you weren't such a bitch, you wouldn't be single."

tee hee!

Permalink Reply by Out Of The Attic 2u on August 1, 2010 at 1:31pm

Kitsch is bright, colorful, quirky, bold and odd to me. I love the way it just fits in wherever you put it it blends in with eclectic, which is me all over lol