The Urbandictionary.com reading describes American Kitsch as design that is "tacky". From what I understand it's a paradoxical style, which makes it very interesting. What I mean by paradoxical is that the style is "pleasingly tacky", it's aesthetically pleasing yet of poor taste. It's described as gaudy and folksy, almost exclusively using curves in design styles along with rebelious and dramatic poster images. The word "kitsch" was taken from German and is translated to mean "in poor taste".
2. Name the one thing (or person) you found most interesting from the reading.
I think that the style's paradoxical nature is very interesting. People view it as tacky and ugly, yet the style's progressed and still shows up today because we, in America, have found some sort of sentimental value in it.
3. State at least one question you have after the reading or from last class.
Probably an unanswerable question, if Kitsch is considered to be art/design of such poor taste, why is it loved?
I think that the style's paradoxical nature is very interesting. People view it as tacky and ugly, yet the style's progressed and still shows up today because we, in America, have found some sort of sentimental value in it.
3. State at least one question you have after the reading or from last class.
Probably an unanswerable question, if Kitsch is considered to be art/design of such poor taste, why is it loved?
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