Web Kitsch


Yes, the website is now an old enough artform to have its own kitsch. (As well as being a fantastic medium for the photographic record of more material kitsch objects). I love the kitschy enthusiasm with which it is described as well:

Like beanbag chairs, lava lights, plastic lawn flamingos, or an old showing of Clutch Cargo, kitsch is all things tacky yet irresistable. Although some say that today’s digital world is a soulless age, devoid of the sort of down-to-earth charm of yesteryear, I have found that the web itself is a treasure trove of kitsch, if you just have the right frame of mind. In the silicon realm of switches and routers, 1993 is as good as 1953; a new culture and world, just beginning to take its first tenuous steps into a modern era, not quite matured but gloriously kitsch all on its own.

Thanks to Tom for the link.

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