Gaudy
1 : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
2 : marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness : outlandish <gaudy lies> <gaudy claims>; also : exceptional <a gaudy batting average>
synonyms gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation <circus performers in gaudy costumes>. tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy <tawdry saloons>. garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright <garish neon signs>. flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar <a flashy nightclub act>. meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise <a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars>.
I love gaudy things. Minimalism is great for technological design, but in everyday life I like the things that surround me to be messy. Covered in bits of glue, beads and paper. Anywhere that I have lived, eventually gets smothered in these things sooner or later. I can not have a blank wall staring back at me. I think the mood I generally aim for is “Gypsy Caravan“.
This is the first image that appears when I used Google Image Search for gaudy. I think this is the epitome of what I love in colour, art, and design.
This attraction to bright colours and over-detailing is why Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead holds such fascination for me. Everything that is part of this holiday is beautifully bright, contrasting and intricate.
Leave no thing uncluttered…
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