Kitsch Quotes

29 quotes by 23 authors

I certainly don't object to [writers] trying to imagine the lives of other societies, but you have to do it with a certain amount of… — Michael Dorris
Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along with a story,… — Paul Simon
Coincidences always happen if you keep your mind open, while storyboards remain the instruments of cowards who do not trust in their own imagination and… — Werner Herzog
Kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence — Milan Kundera
The maker of kitsch does not create inferior art, he is not an incompetent or a bungler, he cannot be evaluated by aesthetic standards; rather,… — Hermann Broch
To tell you the truth, I am rather perplexed by the concept of 'art'. What one person considers to be 'art' is often not 'art'… — M.C. Escher
Because modernism has conquered art, kitsch is the savior of talent and devotion. — Odd Nerdrum
Her kitsch was the image of home, all peace, quiet, and harmony, and ruled by a loving mother and a wise father. It was an… — Milan Kundera
The 1970s 'Wonder Woman' was sort of a kitsch thing. It was a very specific time for that, and it's hard to modernize something like… — Maggie Q
Kitsch is: a species of beauty, which, as it is florid and superficial, pleases at first; but soon palls upon the taste, and is rejected… — David Hume
The 1950s to me is darkness, hidden history, perversion behind most doors waiting to creep out. The 1950s to most people is kitsch and Mickey… — James Ellroy
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique. — Charles Jencks
Ultimately Warhol's private moral reference was to the supreme kitsch of the Catholic church. — Allen Ginsberg
When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to… — John Cusack
People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful. — Shahrukh Khan
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition. — Milan Kundera
I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed… — Kevin McCloud
I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing… — Emily Mortimer
The Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun. — Sting
Architectural kitsch is most common in the commercial pop vernacular - typified by the Big Duck of 1931 in Flanders, New York, a Long Island… — Martin Filler

Who Wrote These Kitsch Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 29 Kitsch Quotes as follows: