drunken downfall of beloved artist thomas kinkade

[Demo_Chris]

145. I am not trying to be mean. Let me be clear...

I'm sure she was a fine person with an interesting story and unique challenges. But none of that means a damn thing when it comes to calling something art. Nor would you even try to make that claim if, rather than some bad paintings, we were instead discussing an out of tune piece of music she composed. You wouldn't be here saying, 'It might be out of tune, and it might sound like crap, but hey she had no training so that's okay.' No one is calling W Bush paintings art just because he was a President (talk about unique), and no one in this thread cares about Kincade's struggles with addiction, when we talk about these guys we talk about the work.

If you think a piece of work (or artist) has merit then make the case. Don't tell me about the artist's struggles or poorly executed vision, tell me what you like about their work.