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-[[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The usage of new materials such as [[iron]], [[steel]], [[concrete]] and [[glass]] is ascribed an important place, with [[the Crystal Palace]] by [[Joseph Paxton]] to house the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]]. Historians have seen [[the Crystal Palace]] as a reaction to the [[eclecticism]] and "[[poor taste]]" of the [[Victorian Era]] fuelled by the possibilities of the [[Industrial Revolution]].]]+[[Image:The Bitter Potion.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''[[The Bitter Potion]]'' (c. 1635) by [[Adriaen Brouwer]]]]
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 +"In order to acquire bad taste one must first have very good taste." -- John Waters
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 +"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing. [Good] taste is the enemy of creativity." --Picasso, ''[[unsubstantiated]]'' [https://www.google.be/search?q=%22taste+is+the+enemy+of+creativity%22&num=50&es_sm=93&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=bks&source=lnt&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1900,cd_max:1999&sa=X&ei=kZ8wVaGbO5LSaLWmgMgK&ved=0CBMQpwU&dpr=1]
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 +"[[Lasciva nobis pagina, vita proba]]"-- Martial
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 +[[Image:Toulouse Lautrec in drag.jpg |thumb|right|200px|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[queer]] series.<br><small>Illustration: ''[[Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa]]'' (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert</small>.]]
 +[[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The usage of new materials such as [[iron]], [[steel]], [[concrete]] and [[glass]] is ascribed an important place, with [[the Crystal Palace]] by [[Joseph Paxton]] to house the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]]. Historians have seen [[the Crystal Palace]] as a reaction to the [[eclecticism]] and "[[bad taste|poor taste]]" of the [[Victorian Era]] fuelled by the possibilities of the [[Industrial Revolution]].]]
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-:''See [[Taste (sociology)]]'' 
-:"In order to acquire bad taste one must first have very good taste." - John Waters 
-:Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing. [Good] taste is the enemy of creativity. -Picasso 
-'''Bad taste''' is the quality of any object or idea that does not fall within the [[normal]] social standards. Varying from society to society and from time to time, bad taste is generally thought of as a negative thing, but also changes with each individual. +'''Bad taste''' is the quality of any object or idea that does not fall within the [[normal]] [[Taste (sociology)|social standards of taste]]. Varying from society to society and from time to time, bad taste is generally thought of as a negative thing, but also changes with each individual.
-Some varieties of [[black humor]] employ bad taste for its [[shock value]], such as ''[[Pink Flamingos]]'' or the appropriately titled ''[[Bad Taste]]''. Similarly, some [[artist]]s deliberately create [[vulgar]] or [[kitsch]] works of art to defy critical standards or social norms. Some artists argue that the only things that is in really bad taste or that is [[vulgar]], is [[kitsch]]. Despite the economic risks, some retailers also deliberately design and sell objects which would ordinarily be regarded as vulgar, relying on inflated price tags to instill an [[Emperor's new clothes]] effect amongst customers.+Some varieties of [[black humor]] employ bad taste for its [[shock value]], such as the films ''[[Pink Flamingos]]'' or the appropriately titled ''[[Bad Taste]]''. Similarly, some [[artist]]s deliberately create [[vulgar]] or [[kitsch]] works of art to defy critical standards or social norms. Some artists argue that the only things that is in really bad taste or that is [[vulgar]], is [[kitsch]]. Despite the economic risks, some retailers also deliberately design and sell objects which would ordinarily be regarded as vulgar, relying on inflated price tags to instill an [[Emperor's new clothes]] effect among customers.
[[Aristophanes]], [[Plautus]], [[François Rabelais]], [[Laurence Sterne]] and [[Jonathan Swift]] never considered "good" or "bad" taste to be a way to judge their classic works of art. [[Aristophanes]], [[Plautus]], [[François Rabelais]], [[Laurence Sterne]] and [[Jonathan Swift]] never considered "good" or "bad" taste to be a way to judge their classic works of art.
- +==Tasteless==
 +# having no [[flavour]]; [[bland]], [[insipid]]
 +# in [[bad taste]]
== Namesakes == == Namesakes ==
*''[[Bad Taste]]'', the 1987 New Zealand cult film by Peter Jackson *''[[Bad Taste]]'', the 1987 New Zealand cult film by Peter Jackson
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== See also == == See also ==
*Parent categories: [[bad]] - [[taste]] *Parent categories: [[bad]] - [[taste]]
-*[[camp]]+*[[Camp (style)|Camp]]
-*[[kitsch]]+*[[Aesthetics]]
-*"[[low culture]]"+*[[Kitsch]]
-*[[trash]]+*[[Gaudy]]
-*[[taboo]]+*[[Good taste]]
 +*[[Low culture]]
 +*[[Trash]]
 +*[[Taboo]]
*[[Guilty pleasures]] *[[Guilty pleasures]]
*[[National Lampoon]] *[[National Lampoon]]
*[[Foute CD]], foute muziek *[[Foute CD]], foute muziek
-**A concept of music anthologies featuring [[popular music]] in "poor taste".+**A concept of music anthologies featuring [[popular music]] in "poor taste"
- +*[[Taste (sociology)]]
-== Further reading ==+*[[Schlock]]
- +*[[Gross out]]
- +*[[Garish]]
-*''Kitsch in Sync: A Consumer's Guide to Bad Taste'' () - Peter Ward+*[[The Structure of Bad Taste]], a chapter in ''The Open Work'' by Umberto Eco
-*''Encyclopedia of Bad Taste'' (1990) - Jane Stern, Michael Stern+
-*''Bad Music; The Music We Love to Hate'' (2004) - Christopher Washburne and Maiken Derno+
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"In order to acquire bad taste one must first have very good taste." -- John Waters


"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing. [Good] taste is the enemy of creativity." --Picasso, unsubstantiated [1]


"Lasciva nobis pagina, vita proba"-- Martial

This page Bad taste is part of the queer series.Illustration: Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert.
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This page Bad taste is part of the queer series.
Illustration: Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert.
The usage of new materials such as iron, steel, concrete and glass is ascribed an important place, with the Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Historians have seen the Crystal Palace as a reaction to the eclecticism and "poor taste" of the Victorian Era fuelled by the possibilities of the Industrial Revolution.
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The usage of new materials such as iron, steel, concrete and glass is ascribed an important place, with the Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Historians have seen the Crystal Palace as a reaction to the eclecticism and "poor taste" of the Victorian Era fuelled by the possibilities of the Industrial Revolution.

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Bad taste is the quality of any object or idea that does not fall within the normal social standards of taste. Varying from society to society and from time to time, bad taste is generally thought of as a negative thing, but also changes with each individual.

Some varieties of black humor employ bad taste for its shock value, such as the films Pink Flamingos or the appropriately titled Bad Taste. Similarly, some artists deliberately create vulgar or kitsch works of art to defy critical standards or social norms. Some artists argue that the only things that is in really bad taste or that is vulgar, is kitsch. Despite the economic risks, some retailers also deliberately design and sell objects which would ordinarily be regarded as vulgar, relying on inflated price tags to instill an Emperor's new clothes effect among customers.

Aristophanes, Plautus, François Rabelais, Laurence Sterne and Jonathan Swift never considered "good" or "bad" taste to be a way to judge their classic works of art.

Tasteless

  1. having no flavour; bland, insipid
  2. in bad taste

Namesakes

  • Bad Taste, the 1987 New Zealand cult film by Peter Jackson

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