Thomas Kinkade, the self proclaimed \"Painter of Light\" wasn\'t the first person to paint like that. Not even close. In fact, he wasn\'t ever even taken seriously in the art world. Where Kinkade excelled was marketing and branding - some of which bordered on the unethical as time went on (as evidenced by the numerous lawsuits filed against him by his gallery owners). He amassed a huge following of collectors - most of them older ladies - and marketed himself as a highly spiritual, religious artist.
I think an appropriate parallel would be a photographer of mediocre talent that was able to achieve \'rock star\' status through marketing and branding (many of photography\'s rock stars today).
Aug 14, 2012 at 08:26 AM
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