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nail art

the most awesome art form, like ever. small painting so intricate and fun--on tiny little fingernails!!

great artists in instagram and youtube showcase their 'nail art'

source: nail addict,@lilrochhhnails
"her nail art was sick!, better then any other plain old boring manicure"
by lilrochhhnails December 12, 2013
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High Art

Double-entendre meaning art that deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is conceived while one is high.

See also: High Culture and High Society.
Last night I got down with some Private Label OG and posted a ton of High Art to Instagram.
by Don Dadda Kayvon October 24, 2014
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art pamphlet

British euphemism for a pornographic magazine. See also jazz mag.
Derek, have you seen my art pamphlets around anywhere, I really fancy a hand shandy.
by Dan Fox August 21, 2003
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lowbrow art

An underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s.

Lowbrow is a widespread populist art movement with origins in the underground comix world, punk music, hot-rod street culture, and other California subcultures. It is also often known by the name pop surrealism.

Most lowbrow artworks are paintings, but there are also toys, and sculptures.

Many of the creators of lowbrow art are influenced by Acid house flyers, Advertising, Animated cartoons, Circus and Sideshow culture, Commercial art, Comic books, Erotica, Graffiti and Street art, Kitsch, Kustom Kulture, Mail art, Pop culture, Psychedelic art, Punk rock culture, Retro Illustration, Religious art, Pulp magazine art, Surf culture, Tattoo art, Tiki culture, Toys for adults, notably vinyl figurines, anti-political views, among many other things.

www.lowbrowartworld.com/home.html
The tattoo studio downtown is having an art show dealing with lowbrow art. You should enter something if it looks dirty or offensive but happy and cartoony.
by xsss May 4, 2007
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liberal arts

studies that are intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills, rather than specialized occupational or professional skills.
Fred wanted to open his mind to many things, rather than become a carpenter, so he majored in liberal arts.
by nameo October 2, 2005
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art fag

n.1) an art student fully immersed in the art school culture, i.e. dressing in all-black or the trendiest rummage sale attire, listening to music only played on college radio, and referring to obscure artists or writers constantly

2) one who uses "artistic" to explain dubious decisions or behaviors
That art fag welded a high-heel to an umbrella and ran around the Village all day in the rain.
by BrightApollo March 7, 2003
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Art Fag

A pretentious art student (usually in college) who listens to nothing but obscure indie and art rock bands (besides Death Cab, Radiohead, Interpol, The Strokes, Belle and Sebsastian, and Sonic Youth). They wear black-rimmed square glasses, a track jacket with stripes on the side, tight corduroy pants that are ripped, Chuck Taylors or Vans, man purses (even the girls), and some sort of hair farming technique (on black people, it's an afro with dreads).
Half of our Intro to Art class is filled with art fags.
by oliver b January 1, 2007
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