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“The issue is Kinkade's ideology, and particularly his nostalgia; his paintings endlessly trumpet a nonexistent past when times were simpler and morality more pure. There's nothing wrong with this, but it stands at odds with a contemporary art world that looks to the future for inspiration. We value complexity and innovation, and distrust saccharine pictures of the past.”

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Paddy Johnson
Paddy Johnson

Paddy Johnson is a renowned art critic, whose insights and review articles have a certain influence in the art world. more

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