arty-farty
Snobbishly avant-garde
Arty-farty is a mildly mocking term for pretentiously artistic or concerned with highbrow culture in an affected way: The gallery was full of arty-farty types sipping wine and talking about symbolism.
The rhyming reduplication adds dismissiveness.
More common in British English; Americans often say artsy-fartsy.
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
elitist · snooty · pseudo-intellectual · self-important · haughty · grandiose · conceited · showy
Artistic nonconformist type
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- wannabeAspiring imitator of others
dilettante · fashionable · trendy · contrived · phony · insincere · theatrical · overdone
Testing new methods
- abstractCondensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
nonconformist · edgy · innovative · quirky · eccentric · flamboyant · stylized · kitsch
snobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
ostentatious · elitist · snooty · pseudo-intellectual · self-important · haughty · grandiose · conceited · showy · overblown
bohemian
Artistic nonconformist type
- poseurPerson feigning refined tastes
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
wannabe · dilettante · fashionable · trendy · contrived · phony · insincere · theatrical · overdone · mannered
experimental
Testing new methods
- abstractCondensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- surrealDreamlike and strange
unconventional · nonconformist · edgy · innovative · quirky · eccentric · flamboyant · stylized · kitsch · camp
arty-fartyauthentic
Verified as original
sincere · unpretentious · genuine · substantive · heartfelt
arty-fartydown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
plain · unpretentious · no-nonsense · straightforward · practical
arty-fartyaccessible
Able to be reached
mainstream · populist · mass-market · crowd-pleasing · straightforward
art, arty, arts, artsy, artsy-fartsy, artist, artistic, artistry, artful