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Marriage of Walt Disney and Thomas Kinkade
By Jim Odom of Art of the South
Thomas Kinkade has just completed and released in limited edition a new painting called "Bambi's First Year". In August of 2008, The Thomas Kinkade Company and Disney Consumer Products announced that Thomas Kinkade was releasing his newest painting honoring Walt Disney. This image was the first release of what was to be called the Disney Dreams Collection. “Collectors of both Thomas Kinkade’s artwork and Disney-inspired art will enjoy the Timeless Disney Dreams Collection, said Stephen Teglas, VP/GM North America home, apparel, accessories and footwear. “Coupling the timeless themes of Disney film classics with the artistic vision of Thomas Kinkade, we have created a rich and beautiful collection of contemporary art.” Snow White Discovers the Cottage was selected as the first release in the series in large measure because Snow White Discovers the Cottage would pay tribute to Disney’s first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Thomas Kinkade’s detailed “Romantic Realism” painting style fits perfectly with the whimsy of the Disney film. I do not think either the The Thomas Kinkade Company nor Disney anticipated the wildly spectacular reaction to the series. Since this release of Snow White in 2008, Kinkade has gone on to release four more Disney classics on canvas. All have sold out at the publisher within days of their release. One even sold out within 48 hours. Critics of Thomas Kinkade's artistic style have maintained that his art is "kitsch". I believe if you look up "kitsch" in the dictionary, you will find an image of a Thomas Kinkade painting to describe what the word means. But these critics cannot deny the popularity of Thomas Kinkade's art. It has been estimated that one out of four homes in America have some form of Thomas Kinkade art hanging in them. The criticism has been that he is too "commercial". Certain words have negative or positive connotations. I would interject that for an artist to be "too commercial", you could replace the words with, "too popular". In order for an artist to become commercial, they first have to have a large number of collectors who enjoy their work. Regardless of whether you love him or hate Thomas Kinkade, there is no denying that he is immensely popular. The "marriage" of Disney with Kinkade has only enhanced the popularity. Many collectors of Disney art who would have not considered buying Kinkade's art, have now joined the throngs of Kinkade collectors to make the new "Bambi" release a sure success. |
Bambi's First Year
| Disney Dreams Collection
  
Bambi's First Year by Thomas Kinkade
Snow White Discovers the Cottage by Thomas Kinkade
An example of Kinkade's variety | More impressionistic Bloomsbury Cafe
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That is so interesting! Anyone who hates Thomas should try to "copy" one of his paintings. He makes it look so easy, but truly his work is hard to replicate. I think that some of his detractors are the same people who tried to denigrate the great Norman Rockwell's work, maintaining that he was merely an illustrator and not a real artist. But this sort of thing is said by people who cannot paint. Rockwell was a genius. So was Disney. And Kinkade might be the first to tell you, so is he. The people who say his work is too commercial only wish they could get $50K just for a signature. Very nice intel!
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Your comment about Norman Rockwell is right on target. He received almost exactly the same criticism as Kinkade. (I wouldn't mind owning an original by either)
I love the art! It very much reminds me of some paintings I've seen depicting scenes from "The Lord of the Rings". It puts the viewer right there in the scene. It's romantic. Who cares what the art "snobs" think.
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I like your choice of the word "snob". Most art critics think that art should be for the elite. Any attempt to mass produce art for the "commoners", is met with disdain.
Art is art. It appeals to those to whom it appeals. Obtuse, I know, but Kinkade's work always seems too 'busy' for me and yet my favourite painting of all time is by Alphonse Marie de Neuville and is The defense of Rorke' Drift - and paintings don't get much 'busier' than that!
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I looked up the image you described and, wow, is it ever "busy". My favorite Kinkade painting is called "Bridge of Faith". It is very simple and not busy at all. Just a simple stone bridge symbolizing the changes in our life. Those times when we go from darkness to light
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