-Week 7-
In order to figure out what Kitsch is,
I found this book Kitsch, The World of Bad Taste, by Gillo Dorfles with contributions by
John McHale, Karl Pawek, Ludwig Giesz, Lotte H. Eisner, Ugo Volli, Vittorio Gregotti, and Aleksa Celebonovic;
and essays by Hermann Broch and Clement Greenberg
In the book kitsch is defined as follows:
The word kitsch could derive etymologically from the English ‘sketch’ or, according to the other opinions, from the German verb ‘verkitschen (‘to make cheap’). According to Giesz (Ludwig Giesz: ‘Phanomenologie des Kitsches’ …1960) which is without doubt the most complete work on the subject, the word kitsch could approximately be said to mean ‘artistic rubbish.’
Another word to define Kitsch is tasteless, defensive reaction to the preservation of Art.
Which means that your fine art, the products of your creativity is worthless and lacking aesthetic or social taste.
For my own opinion, i think that some of our columns in Malaysia kitsch. They place the column everywhere but not really understand it's meaning.
All of the pictures below it's show kitsch.
The columns is being placed inside the bathroom. And this is only for decoration. It's lose the meaning and purpose of column.
All of the columns already leave uncultivated. They lose the real function of the columns in Greek.
This column placed middle of the house. And it's really obstruct.
photo source: http://www.explorepenang.com/ENG/Accommodation/Georgetown/HuttonLodge.asp
This picture show that the arch and the column have been placed beside the road just for decoration purpose.
photo source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/7/30/central/6752740&sec=central
This picture show that all the columns placed inside the mosque. It's confuse and really annoying.
photo source: http://www.mediastorehouse.com/interior_entrance_hall_of_national_negara_mosque/print/1177142.html
It's only my personal opinion,
Thank You :)
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