Kitsch Itch
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Everyone’s entranced they all press like it
✩ Head LeLutka – Gaia Head
✩ Hair barberyumyum – T24
✩ Jacket Pox – Mozzy
✩ Pose BERAS – Saturn
✩ Skirt + Belt CRAFT – Kei
✩ Boots Phedora – Savin
El Cabellero & The Queen of Country By '' 7 ''
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Handcarved Sideboard & Fringed Collection + Yes Neon By '' PITAYA "
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"Io, voglio dire, io e te. Noi due chiusi, protetti nel nostro rifugio, nella nostra tana.
- E quelli fuori?
- Niente, quelli fuori non ci interessano. Noi, solo noi, i più puliti, i più uniti, i migliori.
- No ma guarda che anche a noi è successo...
- Silenzio! Che resti fra di noi, zitti! Noi lottiamo, resistiamo, avvinghiati disperatamente l'uno all'altra, attaccati come mignotte.
- Scusa, io dovrei andare un attimo...
- Vengo anch'io!
- Allora non ci vado.
- Giusto!
Qui, fermi, seduti sulle nostre due comode poltrone."
(Giorgio Gaber, La Famiglia)
Kitsch has been having a bad press from the 19th century when the term was invented. The fact is, however, that Kitsch was and still is very popular and that the aesthetics of Kitsch are very much capable of moving people to tears - whatever "high culture" may think of it. It is not aesthetics that worry me. The problem with Kitsch is that the emotional gratification comes at a price, namely by excluding the dilemmas and difficulties of life. What you then end up with is emotion or even beauty without ethics. And that is the problem.
I thought about not posting my interior shots at all because it was dark and I had very little time to even focus my camera. Also our guide emphatically locked the doors one after another as we left! Still, even with the noise and blur, the rooms have a wonderful ambiance and I love them and there is the ancient connection of Rožmberk Castle to our family. So! Take the tour if you like with my apologies!
Rožmberk Nad Vltavou
South Bohemia
Czech Republic
More information on Rožmberk Castle .
I had created a completely different image for this week's theme (which I've also posted), but when I looked at the 2 next to each other, this one made me smile more. :)
The kitten is a very kitsch plastic brooch from the 1960s. The pink flower came from a plant on my kitchen window sill. No idea what type it is, but it created a nice contrast. :)
For this week's Smile on Saturday group theme, Open Day Theme.
"Aufnahme" eines Blendenstern in der Abensonne im Schönbuch.
Aufgenommen mit der D750 und dem Tamron 90mm Macro.
I have photographed these strange figurines before. "Kitsch" they may be, but there is a biographical dimension, too. Anyway, the point here is the lens. The Leitz Elmar 4/135 (ignore exif data) goes back to the early 1960s. Focussing was difficult on a rangefinder camera (here Leica M 246 Monochrome). Using the tiny Olympus electronic viewfinder, the lens can shine again and focussing is easy (here: wide-open).
FALD – SKIRT ¡GO¡ “Agata”
TOP Emery “NYC” Mustard
ZAPATOS – SHOES *TC* “Smexeh” Hud colors
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PELO – HAIR – .Shi. “Hearken” – metalic
SOMBRERO – HAT – ::PM:: “MeiMei Non” – natural
COLLARES – NECKLACES – Bauhaus “Federica” set Red
PENDIENTES – EARRING ^^Swallow^^ Pyramid – Hud colors
ANILLO – RING ^^Swallow^^ Xmas Gold
Funky clock that reminded me of the life growing up in the '60s. We had a similar clock that hung on our kitchen wall. Kitsch ruled then.
#22/119 Clocks/Watches: 119 Pictures in 2019
This photograph was posted over a year ago and, because it is a personal favorite of mine, I reprocessed it and posted it again. It enlarges quite well and looks best that way.
Asahi Pentax K1000SE with SMC Pentax-A 35-105mm f/3.5 Macro Zoom on Kodak Portra 400