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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 759.13 EAN: 9780867196139 ISBN: 0867196130 Label: Last Gasp Manufacturer: Last Gasp Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 168 Publication Date: 2004-06 Publisher: Last Gasp Studio: Last Gasp Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Book Description: Thomas Kinkade, known as the Painter of Light, has become one of the most avidly collected, financially successful and controversial painters in history. His paintings are embraced by thousands of faithful collectors and criticized by others for their idyllic scenes, which romanticize and illuminate a fantasy life on earth. Jeffrey Vallance, author, performance artist and curator, creates a multifaceted examination of Thomas Kinkade as an artist and cultural phenomenon, encompassing aspects of Kinkade's fine art, production and religious work. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Weirdest Art Book Ever !!!Loved the book but it freaked me out all the same......Here we see all those mall painting and commercial art products from hell in all there glory....but some thing is weird. The cover has an atypical Kinkade surreal image and then on one of the first pages is the picture of an MBNA credit card with a Kinkade masterpiece on its's face.....Then there are creations so sickeningly sweet that they would out Koons Jeff Koons without trying. Finally I read the essays and they were ... Read More 
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