"Bad art succeeds where good art fails," might be the lesson from Sarah Jones's fascinating exploration of Thomas Kinkade's cultural impact in Dissent Magazine. In early July, the Department of ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny LEDs ...

"Kinkade was a performance artist... and he created the greatest performance art piece in our lifetime." Fourth Act has revealed the trailer for an indie documentary titled Art for Everybody, an ...

Thomas Kinkade uses oil paints to create pastoral scenes of warm cottages and waterfalls, then avails himself of every digital tool in the box to market them. Kinkade, who will visit Harrisburg's ...

The Daily Beast has a long (3,700-word) piece on the legacy of Thomas Kinkade today, “The Drunken Downfall of Evangelical America’s Favorite Painter.” That’s actually a fairly flat-footed title.

“Protect the Homeland,” the caption read, suggesting that the painting represents a charming town that could be anywhere in America. Kinkade, of course, built an art empire in the 1980s and ’90s, mass ...

With their pastoral beauty and wonderful use of light, it's no wonder that paintings by Thomas Kinkade are among the most popular American art ever produced. Although there are tons of prints out ...

It has been five years since the death of “Painter of Light” Thomas Kinkade in his Monte Sereno home launched months of intrigue and antagonism. Kinkade was known for his paintings — some called them ...

Famous painter's girlfriend threatened to expose secrets, his family claims. April 30, 2012— -- The death of painter Thomas Kinkade earlier this month has pitted Kinkade's family members and ...