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The definition of “kitsch interior” emerged relatively recently, and it means the category of new-fashioned interiors. The basic idea of kitsch is a mockery of history and artistic traditions, tastes and styles. This kind of nihilism in the architecture, which denies all her previous achievements. This is when the outright bad taste becomes the principle of choice, but beating is not reciprocity in the eye color and interior – the main feature of kitsch interior. For example, gilded stucco work on the roof on a bright blue ceiling – large bright stars, the walls are symmetrically tubs with palm trees, and the floor is covered with ceramic tiles with oriental motifs. Generally, as a rule, a favorite theme of style kitsch are pseudo-architecture and interiors. Pointed towers and turrets of country cottages, in the abundance of “decorating” such works, narrow Gothic windows in combination with modern blinds and roller shutters and a corresponding interior:...

Kitsch Kitsch (loanword from German) is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. What's Kitsch? Kitsch is a black velvet painting. Garden gnomes, lava lamps, troll dolls, flamingo lawn ornaments, dogs playing poker - all are classic kitsch. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that are unoriginal. Kitsch also refers to the types of art that are aesthetically deficient (whether or not being sentimental, glamorous, theatrical, or creative) and that make creative gestures which merely imitate the superficial appearances of art through repeated conventions and formulae. Excessive sentimentality often is associated with the term. The contemporary definition of kitsch is considered derogatory, denoting works executed to pander to popular demand alone and purely for commercial purp...

Kitsch Kitsch (loanword from German) is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. What's Kitsch? Kitsch is a black velvet painting. Garden gnomes, lava lamps, troll dolls, flamingo lawn ornaments, dogs playing poker - all are classic kitsch. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that are unoriginal. Kitsch also refers to the types of art that are aesthetically deficient (whether or not being sentimental, glamorous, theatrical, or creative) and that make creative gestures which merely imitate the superficial appearances of art through repeated conventions and formulae. Excessive sentimentality often is associated with the term. The contemporary definition of kitsch is considered derogatory, denoting works executed to pander to popular demand alone ...