11 March, 2006

(1 Kings 21:21) Behold, I will bring evil upon thee...And will cut off...him that pisseth against the wall

Everyone that has spent more than ten minutes in a Christian bookstore recognizes these paintings. Thomas Kinkade is THE evangelical artist who has become a multi-millionaire over the past decade selling his paintings and other related items. They usually have a nice Bible verse about how nice and neat is our God.

This week Thomas Kinkade was arrested (allegedly) for going on a drunken rampage wherein he urinated on a statue of Winnie the Pooh out of a rage concerning his contract. (See article below.)


Galatians 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Thomas Kinkade, LA Times

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is very sad. I don't really know anything about him. Is he known to be a Christian....??

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DJP said...

That's a very clever verse-connection.

Myself, if the LA Times reported that water were "powerful wet stuff," I'd feel constrained to walk over to a faucet to see if something had changed.

Where does it say he was "arrested" recently?

karl said...

that was a favorite pasttime of me and my friends in seminary

karl said...

nathan, you are the funniest guy i know.

NPE said...

Google news it. Other articles show mroe. I thought that this one was "fair and balanced" since it gives his side of the argument.

Penumbra said...

I'd urinate on a statue of Winnie the Pooh sober! Good for him!

Mark said...

It is a very clever tie-in with the verse. Quite witty.

As for the story itself, I hope that this is simply an area where his sanctification is lacking. Yeah, his paintings are mediocore, but still... regardless, he ought to be kept in our prayers.

NPE said...

Vermeer is the true painter of light. In 1996 I saw all of his works at the National Gallery. It was the first time in 400 years that ALL existing work was assembled.

It was very spectacular to see the use of light.

Makes Kinkade look like a drunken-pooh-pissin'-paint-by-number freak!

Mark said...

Alrighty, I withdraw the "mediocore" label... art isn't my forte, so I really shouldn't critique it. But yes, the Dutch masters were much better.

NPE said...

I am not sure if that is corrupt. Anyone that pees on Pooh is a freak. Period.

As for the word piss...its in the bible.

Anonymous said...

Thomas Kinkade has never struck me as an artist. Because Evangelicals are thirsty to find Gods word in our corrupt culture, many apparently purchased his "limited edition" work. Getting scripture out there is good. His work is pretty and perfect. Too good to be true. And really remind me of a fancy paint by number. In general it is good to be suspect of anyone marketing a product connected to a Bible verse.
I am not happy at his current difficulties, yet not suprised. I'm not saying he is not a Christian, but that if he is, perhaps God requires his attention?
Unlike Nate, I have never attended art school.I agree the Dutch have produced some gifted artists. They however also struggled with mood instability. My favorite artist is Melozzo da Forli. I long for an enlarged print of his work, "Musical Angels." Alas, this work is owned by the Vatican and only small prints are available. His work can be see at The Vatican Picture Library in New York.