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Painting:
The Lights of Liberty, 2000
Painter:
Thomas Kindade
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About The Artist - Thomas
Kindade (January 19, 1958 - Current)
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Thomas Kindade, an American painter, is known as the "painter of light."
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About The Painting - The Lights of Liberty |
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As per Thomas Kindade's website, he is the
"most-collected living artist" in the United States of America. His paintings
are mass printed and sold as posters and prints across America. Many art critics
have rubbished his paintings as merely kitsch, lacking any substance. |
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Kinkade's
imagery emphasizes the simple pleasures of life
while espousing inspirational messages. As a devout
Christian, Kinkade uses his painting talent as
a vehicle to spread love, peace and joy among
people. |
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The Lights
of Liberty is a painting that is distinctly Kinkade.
Glowing highlights and use of vibrant, effervescent
pastel colors and illustrated in an impressionist
style, the Lights of Liberty is a beautiful impression
of hope, freedom and political stability. |
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The bucolic,
idyllic settings of forests, landscape, snow,
lights and a shimmering, mesmerizing sunset add
to the allure and beauty of The Lights of Liberty.
The painting was the first one to be drawn for
his new Season of Lights Collection back in 2000.
He intended to present The Lights of Liberty to
both the incoming and outgoing first families
of politics in America. |
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According
to Kindade, “The Lights of Liberty celebrates
the national security and prosperity that flows
from decisions made in this building.” Further
he says, “Perhaps then, the "lights
of liberty" suggested by my painting's title
could be either the peaceful lights of an American
home, or the symbolic glow of the tree, which
is suggestive of our precious religious freedoms.
I pray that each year, this painting will cause
many to celebrate the blessing of the season of
lights.” |
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All of Kinkade’s
work is an effort to place emphasis on the value
of simple and small pleasures in life. He also
wants to “communicate inspirational, life-affirming
messages through my work.” While Kinkade’s
paintings such as The Lights of Liberty, are technically
well-executed, his really virtuoso lies in being
able to identify and capture the basic needs and
desires of his niche audience. |
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