Kitsch (/ k ɪ tʃ / KITCH; loanword from German) is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, gratuitous, or of banal taste.. The avant-garde opposed kitsch as melodramatic and superficial affiliation with the human condition and its natural standards of beauty.In the first half of the 20th century, kitsch referred to products of pop culture that lacked …

Summary of Kinetic Art. Kinetic art is a manifestation of the fascination with motion which defines a whole swathe of modern art from Impressionism onwards. In presenting works of art which moved, or which gave the impression of movement - from mobile, mechanical sculptures to Op art paintings which seemed to rotate or vibrate in front of the eyes - Kinetic artists offered …