Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate

Synopsis of Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate

«Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate» is Jennifer Heath's art-historical essay, published by Pomegranate Communications in paperback, 96 pages.

A survey of painting on black velvet, often reduced to kitsch portraits of bullfighters, sad-eyed clowns and dogs playing billiards. Jennifer Heath champions its unusual beauty and documents its Japanese, Middle Eastern and Victorian roots, as well as its widespread appeal and diffusion.

First edition, originally published in 1994; classified as modern art history and folk art. Text in English.

For readers interested in the history of folk art and artistic expressions considered kitsch or marginal.