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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 11137055, member: 37&quot;]Decorative and factory art has gone through cycles.&nbsp; In the late 19th and early 20th century, a lot came from Germany.&nbsp; By the 60s, Italy was the center of production.&nbsp; Later on, Mexico became a source.&nbsp; Mexican black velvet painting is an industry to itself.&nbsp; Of course, now, China is the primary source for factory art.&nbsp; All the while, artists everywhere crank out decorative art for sale.&nbsp; France has produced etchings and watercolors for the tourists for decades.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here in the US, a lot of sofa paintings have been produced continuously. Think bucholic cabin scenes with mountains or paintings of Niagra Falls.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lee Reynolds of Vangard Studios fame cranked out thousands of striking paintings in the 60s and 70s.&nbsp; Single artists find a niche and produce continuously.&nbsp; Some strike it big such as Margaret Kene, Thomas Kinkade, or Rodrigue.&nbsp; While many would argue that this is not factory art, I might disagree.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Lesser known artists reproduce their work continuously for popular consumption.&nbsp; A friend of mine sold her kitschy art to the likes of WalMart and Target to be reproduced in the millions.&nbsp; It was not her preferred personal art but something she produced for fairs to make a buck. A licensing agent just happened to see the work and she rode the wave.&nbsp; Less successful artists continue to knock out formulaic scenes that are popular.&nbsp; How many women in a flouncy dress have we seen gazing out to sea while the sea oats wave in the breeze?&nbsp; While these started with individual artists painting for the tourist trade, they are now produced in china.</p><p><br /></p><p>So much of what we see here is decorative or factory art.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t necessarily make it bad.&nbsp; It is popular for a reason.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t expect to not find another like it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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