So here is the final verdict on your preferences in art:
Style: commercial art / kitsch (we have singled it out as a style for the purpose of convenience)
Genre: animalism
Kitsh is commercial art, purely decorative in its nature. Its value lies not in the innovative expressive means or the ground-breaking philosophy and aesthetics, as it is true about the “big” styles.
Its main purpose is to adorn the life of a common man rather than contribute to the image of a collector.
Animalism is the style of art featuring animals – beasts and beasties, cute and fun or mighty and strong, and in any case just beautiful. Kitsch artists masterfully place them against picturesque landscapes using expressive and intense colours. Don’t try to look for a hidden purpose of the composition – leave it for romanticism, realism, symbolism and other grand styles, where a dog placed at the feet of its owner will talk of the latter’s character or way of life. Kitsch paintings are meant to be hung on the wall and enjoyed in the morning before you leave for work, or broken into puzzles, printed on the mug or calendar.
A person who likes kitsch animalist paintings is something of a down-to-earth romantic. Emotional and dreamy, yet hard-working and enthusiastic. With quite conservative views of the world and people, he can be hard on people and categorical in his decisions, yet fair is his major quality. Allotting much time helping and supporting other people he tends to neglect his own goals and dreams. However vulnerable and soft he might look due to this sympathy and concern of others, he will never defy his principles and values.
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Famous artists: Leo Stans, Mark Keathley, Viktor Bakhtin (USA), Yevgeniy Reva, Marina Yefremova, Ivan Stroganov (Russia), Morozov I.B. (Belarus)
Paintings currently available in online galleries:
