Art for Everybody review – the dark side of Thomas Kinkade, ‘painter of light’

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The extraordinarily popular painter of kitsch American scenes struggled with addiction and depression, as this documentary with access to his previously unseen works shows You won’t find the works of Thomas Kinkade lining the walls of the Museum of Modern Art, yet the painter, who died in 2012, is one of the best-selling artists in history and his paintings hang in tens of millions of American households. Kinkade’s typical subjects – rustic landscapes, sleepy cottages, quaint gazebos – bask in an idyllic calm, a luminous callback to a fabled simpler past. Turning to his unpublished archive, Miranda Yousef’s engrossing documentary portrait unveils the dark shadows that lurked within the self-titled “painter of light”. Through interviews with family members, close collaborators and critics, as well as Kinkade’s own words, the film traces his meteoric success in the 1980s and 90s. Shunned by the art world, he marketed his works through home-shopping television channels and a network of...
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Vicky Kaushal shares that Katrina Kaif is his “biggest and most brutal critic”; says, “She is a straight bullet”

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Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif tied the knot in 2021, marking a significant moment in their relationship. In a recent conversation, Vicky, who hails from a nuclear family, shared insights into his life with Katrina, who comes from a large family of six sisters and a brother. The actor expressed his admiration for Katrina's family, describing them as down-to-earth and enjoyable company.

Talking to India Today, Vicky said, “It's great, they are fun people and they are as normal as any other family, very loving people. I always love hanging out with them, whenever that opportunity comes. When it's a full house, all the siblings get together, and the entire family comes together, it's like a party.”

During the conversation, the actor candidly revealed that Katrina Kaif serves as his most honest and uncompromising critic. He explained, “Katrina is my biggest critic, she is the most brutal critic. My parents also tell me the truth about what was good or bad, but they will still come with a soft line first, like 'Dekh yaar, yeh sab achcha tha par.' But Katrina is straight, she is a straight bullet. If it's good, then also she is straight and if she doesn't like anything, then also she will be upfront about it.”

Vicky further shared, “We discuss but not very seriously, we causally discuss scripts, or else we will discuss how the shoot was, we talk about work only in that way. We don't make our house like an office by discussing too much work.”

On the work front, Vicky Kaushal was last seen in Zara Hatke Zara Bachke opposite Sara Ali Khan. On the other hand, Katrina’s last film was Phone Bhoot, which was a theatrical release. Both these actors have a bunch of projects in their pipeline. Katrina will be next seen in Tiger 3 and Vijay Sethupathi starrer Merry Christmas. Whereas Vicky has Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur and YRF's The Great Indian Family.

Also Read: Vicky Kaushal reveals that Katrina Kaif loves white butter and paranthas; says, “I did not understand pancakes, but now I like pancakes”



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