Casus kiczu we współczesnych sztukach plastycznych

The purpose of the paper is to answer the question: “Does the post art exist an art after the „end of art‟?” and if an answer is positive to ask the second question: “what is its character”. The author redefines the term “kitsch” and tries to rehabilitate it in relation to the principals of the postmodernism. “Concious kitsching” is the notion proposed in the text, which means that the kitsch creation in the contemporary plastic arts may be a result of an intent artistic decision. The goal of the thesis is to show the complexity of the kitsch, which paradoxically may prove the high artistic value of today's works of art. In this respect the figurative painting of Lisa Yuskavage and John Currin has been interpreted and analysed.