Friedrich's works have often sparked a debate about kitsch versus art, and of course, the sunset motif is often assigned the kitsch label, from vacation postcards to décor in cheap motels.

Friedrich's works have often sparked a debate about kitsch versus art, and of course, the sunset motif is often assigned the kitsch label, from vacation postcards to décor in cheap motels.

The Pop Art movement of the 1950-60s was based on elements of kitsch,” explains painter and printmaker Abha Aggarwal. A large sign, painted a stark red, advertises Coca Cola.

Kitsch is making an entry in the fashion industry too. Manish Arora’s 2013 couture collection saw him using Indian street art, digital prints and gold colour.

Pop art is a unique blend or pot-potpourri of the Indo-western designs and cultures. The term kitsch refers to any art that is pretentious, inferior or in bad taste.

If there's anything that scares the pants off the avant-garde art world, it's kitsch. Plastic statues of saints and garden Pietas, say. Or tropical landscapes spray-painted on the sides of vans.

After the topic was raised in another message board I was thinking about what makes art Kitsch and I started imagining --- I am a guy with very little learnin and damn proud of it. "I chew my ...

Kitsch, a word which originated in 19th century Germany, when the art market there was flooded with new bourgeoisie, denotes tasteless, low-quality copies of art.