apparently he had a vault full of stuff from many different styles, including some fucked up self portraits? I’m not sure if this downgrades him in my mind, or raises him to new heights. I’m glad that he was aware of what he was doing, though
I think any skilled artist like Kinkade will be able to imitate many different styles, and will be very aware how their own style fits with the rest of art history. For example, Kurt Cobain could write music in different styles, and toward the end of his life he was getting tired of the screaming thing (yes, he very much saw the screaming thing as a style, separate from his personality) and wanted to make more softcore REM-like stuff.
I think any skilled artist like Kinkade will be able to imitate many different styles, and will be very aware how their own style fits with the rest of art history. For example, Kurt Cobain could write music in different styles, and toward the end of his life he was getting tired of the screaming thing (yes, he very much saw the screaming thing as a style, separate from his personality) and wanted to make more softcore REM-like stuff.