New documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ charts painter Thomas Kinkade’s journey from brooding work to mass-producing ‘feel-good’ kitsch. KCRW. Listen Live; KCRW Live Eclectic 24 News 24 All Streams; All .

The paintings of Thomas Kinkade — all those anodyne, nostalgic magic-hour landscapes and cute cottages — felt inescapable in the 1990s and 2000s.

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. ... a Christmas ornament, a postcard, a commemorative plate or a La-Z-boy recliner dressed in his fabric. ...

In the 1990s, Thomas Kinkade was the most successful artist of his time. His sentimental, sanitized landscapes full of Christian motifs and storybook cottages, some of which were lit with tiny LEDs ...

Early in the 21st century, Kinkade’s company estimated that 1 in 20 American houses included a work by the artist. That makes it difficult to reject his art out of hand, and the film struggles ...

It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire of art galleries in shopping malls across the country; the Kinkade-themed housing development; the tsunami of tchotchkes, Christmas ...

“Thomas Kinkade had a quite outsize cultural impact with really bad art,” says the Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight in a new documentary film about the painter. “I mean ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.

Kitsch Master Thomas Kinkade’s Vault of Unseen Paintings Emerges. They’re Not What You Expect A new documentary reveals there's more to the "painter of light" than his kitschy landscapes.

Thomas Kinkade documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ Posted: March 26, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. Kinkade is the subject of a new documentary delving into his history and previously unseen ...