Conrad Bo asks himself what is Superblur

To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.

Conrad Bo: What is Superblur?

Conrad Bo: Superblur is an art movement that is a spin off from The Superstroke Art Movement. Things that cannot be done in Superstroke because of the Manifesto, can be done in Superblur. For instance blurring the line between painting and photography.

Conrad Bo: That sounds very complicated, first explain to me the word blur.

Conrad Bo: According to the freedictionary.com blur is explained as follows;

v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs v.tr. 1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure. 2. To smear or stain; smudge. 3. To lessen the perception of; dim: "For street children . . . drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty" (Alma Guillermoprieto). v.intr. 1. To become indistinct. 2. To make smudges or stains by smearing. n. 1. A smear or blot; a smudge. 2. Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind. [Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.] blurri·ness n. blurry adj.

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blur [blɜː]

vb blurs, blurring, blurred

1. to make or become vague or less distinct heat haze blurs the hills education blurs class distinctions

2. to smear or smudge

3. (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim

n

1. something vague, hazy, or indistinct

2. a smear or smudge

[perhaps variant of blear]

blurred [blɜːd] adj

blurredly [ˈblɜːrɪdlɪ ˈblɜːd-] adv

blurredness n

blurriness n

blurry adj

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ThesaurusLegend:

Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	blur - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" fuzz internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Verb	1.	blur - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" film over, glaze over
	2.	blur - to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
	3.	blur - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" obnubilate, obscure, confuse alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
	4.	blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging smudge, smutch, smear rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" resmudge - smudge again dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
	5.	blur - make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" blear alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
	6.	blur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" slur, dim weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

blur

noun

haze, confusion, fog, obscurity, dimness, cloudiness, blear, blurredness, indistinctnessHer face is a blur.

verb

1. become indistinct, soften, become vague, become hazy, become fuzzy If you move your eyes and your head, the picture will blur.

2. obscure, make indistinct, mask, soften, muddy, obfuscate, make vague, befog, make hazy Scientists are trying to blur the distinction between these questions.

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References in Literature

Amid the blur of green, and dimly, she saw familiar faces and heard voices as if they came from far across the fields, and Edmond was holding her.

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context

Louis at four in the afternoon, and she stood on the lower guard abaft the paddle box and watched Tom through a blur of tears until he melted into the throng of people and disappeared; then she looked no more, but sat there on a coil of cable crying till far into the night.

Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context

Had he had the eyes of a man, nearly two yards higher than his own from the deck, and had they been the trained eyes of a man, sailor- man at that, Jerry could have seen the low blur of Ysabel to the north and the blur of Florida to the south, ever taking on definiteness of detail as the Arangi sagged close-hauled, with a good full, port-tacked to the south-east trade.

Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in contex

Conrad Bo: Very impressive explanation, you just copied all of that didn't you?

Conrad Bo: I am ashamed to say that I did, but I hope it answers your question.

Conrad Bo: Ok.

Conrad Bo. Interviews himself regarding The Superstroke Art Movement

I walk into the interview room and there I sit. The atmosphere is quite intense as this is the very first interview with myself. I have decided to make it more authentic to give myself 2 names Mr. A and Mr. B.

Conrad Bo sit anxiously and wait and as I sat down we begin the interview.

Mr. A

Hi Conrad Bo how are you today, you seem a little messed up in the head. Let me fire away. What is the stupidest thing you have ever done?

Mr. B

I guess interviewing myself.

Mr. A

Before we start talking about The Superstroke Art Movement, tell me a joke

Mr. B

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: “My friend is dead! What can I do?”

The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: “Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead.” There is a silence, then a shot is heard.

The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: “OK, now what?“

Mr.A

That joke really suck, and to spare you any further embarrassment I will not ask you to tell jokes anymore. Tell me about The Superstroke Art Movement?

Mr. B

In short, The Superstroke Art Movement was created in 2008 as a reaction to The Superflat Art Movement, founded by Takashi Murakami. As I myself was extremely influenced by Picasso, Giacometti and Van Gogh, I could never in my own mind produce a good Superflat painting, and decided to rather start an art movement that focuses on expressive brush strokes. I used the name Super instead of Hyper, Extreme etc. to acknowledge the influence of The Superflat Art Movement in The Superstroke Art Movement.

Mr.A

You are talking in circles get to the point, what does The Superstroke Art Movement trying to achieve?

Mr. B

The short answer to that is, where The Cubism Art Movement focussed on the cube, the Superstroke Art Movement focuses on the super expressive brush stroke.

Mr.A

I am tired of your art theories. Thank you for the interview we will do this again soon.

Mr.B

Thank you. And please ask better questions next time.