Expressionous
Expressionous by Kjayfrl November 22, 2024
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Abstract Expressionism
- noun
an “artistic” movement reflective of post-WWII America’s industrial dominance. Just as GM was able to slap together shitty cars & dump them on the “free” world, American "artists" figured they could slap any shit they wanted onto a canvas & declare it artistically "relevant". As the philosopher P.T. Barnum observed, a sucker’s born every minute, & so the shit sold.
A major reason these artists sucked was they couldn’t stay inside the lines. They side-stepped this seeming career-killer by ignoring the lines & marketing themselves as rebellious, anarchic, idiosyncratic & nihilistic which explains A LOT about why the “art” looks the way it does… when you set out to paint shit, you end up with art that looks like shit.
Eventually the art world caught on to the scam, forcing the “artistes” to rebrand themselves as trailblazers in other bogus schools like “Post-painterly Abstraction”, “Color Field Painting”, “Lyrical Abstraction”, “Action Painting”, “Minimal Art”, “Post-minimalism”, & eventually some crap labeled "Neo-expressionism", a style so insignificant it barely escaped the late-70s. Given the paucity of talent in the artists who inspired them (e.g., Amedeo Modigliani, Max Jacob) it’s no wonder their works have the aesthetic appeal of a dog’s breakfast. Truth be told, most were frustrated poseurs who couldn't handle composition & perspective, & burned out on cocaine in the 70s to escape their anger at just missing the free-love movement of the 60s.
an “artistic” movement reflective of post-WWII America’s industrial dominance. Just as GM was able to slap together shitty cars & dump them on the “free” world, American "artists" figured they could slap any shit they wanted onto a canvas & declare it artistically "relevant". As the philosopher P.T. Barnum observed, a sucker’s born every minute, & so the shit sold.
A major reason these artists sucked was they couldn’t stay inside the lines. They side-stepped this seeming career-killer by ignoring the lines & marketing themselves as rebellious, anarchic, idiosyncratic & nihilistic which explains A LOT about why the “art” looks the way it does… when you set out to paint shit, you end up with art that looks like shit.
Eventually the art world caught on to the scam, forcing the “artistes” to rebrand themselves as trailblazers in other bogus schools like “Post-painterly Abstraction”, “Color Field Painting”, “Lyrical Abstraction”, “Action Painting”, “Minimal Art”, “Post-minimalism”, & eventually some crap labeled "Neo-expressionism", a style so insignificant it barely escaped the late-70s. Given the paucity of talent in the artists who inspired them (e.g., Amedeo Modigliani, Max Jacob) it’s no wonder their works have the aesthetic appeal of a dog’s breakfast. Truth be told, most were frustrated poseurs who couldn't handle composition & perspective, & burned out on cocaine in the 70s to escape their anger at just missing the free-love movement of the 60s.
Chip: Hey, Dale. I didn’t know Hunter S. Thompson did Abstract Expressionism painting… hope you didn’t spend much on that piece of crap you hung in the foyer.
Dale: I’ll have you know that’s a Michael Petroni… one of Neo-expressionism’s finest artistes!
Chip: If that’s the good stuff, save me from the rest of it. And hang that monstrosity somewhere else, like the attic.
Dale: I’ll have you know that’s a Michael Petroni… one of Neo-expressionism’s finest artistes!
Chip: If that’s the good stuff, save me from the rest of it. And hang that monstrosity somewhere else, like the attic.
Abstract Expressionism by Helmut Meinschaftgefülenberger July 20, 2010
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Hotel Expressionism
Far different from vandalism (such as throwing a television out of the window by its cord), but serious irrepairable structural damage to a Hotel Room. Generally associated with personal injury, destruction of personal property and/or inebriation. Essentially, general mayhem.
"Sorry about the bill for that Hotel Expressionism last night, but I'm an artist you know."
or
"Nice use of the minibar last night in your Hotel Expressionism exhibit"
or
"Nice use of the minibar last night in your Hotel Expressionism exhibit"
Hotel Expressionism by Matt Yee April 30, 2006
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Expressions Oozing
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Expressions Oozing by SheikhRobbie January 24, 2023
Expressionism
An internet lingo created to battle the the overuse of the term lol by using different abbreviations to more accurately describe the user's expressions.
1. NL=Not Laughing. Used when a friend makes an unfunny joke but thought it was hilarious.
2. Ss=Slight Smile. Used when the user has a slight smile on their face, an expression that many people described innacurately with the term "lol".
3. Cg=Cracked Grin. Used when the user is halfway between a slight smile and loling.
4. Lol=Laughing out loud. Only to be used when the user is literally laughing audibly in a text or online chat.
1. NL=Not Laughing. Used when a friend makes an unfunny joke but thought it was hilarious.
2. Ss=Slight Smile. Used when the user has a slight smile on their face, an expression that many people described innacurately with the term "lol".
3. Cg=Cracked Grin. Used when the user is halfway between a slight smile and loling.
4. Lol=Laughing out loud. Only to be used when the user is literally laughing audibly in a text or online chat.
1. Guy A: Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!
Guy B: NL...
2. Guy A: That guy gets more ass than a toilet seat...
Guy B: Ss, that was slightly amusing.
3. Guy A: I smoked a pound of weed one time and pissed all over my friend's pet hamster.
Guy B: Cg, that is pretty damn funny...
4. Guy A: That chick is like a broken traffic light. Green light all the time!
Guy B: Lol, i am literally laughing audibly so that others in the room can hear me, and am not in any way just saying "lol" to show how extremely uninterested I am.
Guy A: I love how you used expressionism as a way to convey your true emotions.
Guy B: NL...
2. Guy A: That guy gets more ass than a toilet seat...
Guy B: Ss, that was slightly amusing.
3. Guy A: I smoked a pound of weed one time and pissed all over my friend's pet hamster.
Guy B: Cg, that is pretty damn funny...
4. Guy A: That chick is like a broken traffic light. Green light all the time!
Guy B: Lol, i am literally laughing audibly so that others in the room can hear me, and am not in any way just saying "lol" to show how extremely uninterested I am.
Guy A: I love how you used expressionism as a way to convey your true emotions.
Expressionism by grovecityfan July 7, 2008
URBAN EXPRESSIONISM
A simplistic yet profound artistic style, and movement, in Art which speaks with the deliberate position of using art as a communicative tool. It is an art-form in which art and communication could reasonably merge and become one flesh; through the use of flowing brushstrokes, markings, words, text, signs, and symbols
Did you see that painting in the other gallery? It had that way cool and urban flow style with the words and symbols in it? It looks simple but it makes you think Is it Jean-Micheli Basquiat? Not, it is URBAN EXPRESSIONISM
URBAN EXPRESSIONISM by Dune-Micheli Patten July 2, 2007
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green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.
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"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
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Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
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board chow
A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
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Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
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Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
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