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Campy (other)
Campy most commonly refers to Camp (style). It is also a nickname for: People: * Bert Campaneris (born 1942), American retired Major League Baseball player * Roy Campanella (1921–1993), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball catcher * Campy Russell (born 1952), American retired National Basketball Association player * Lee Camp (footballer) (born 1984), English-born Northern Ireland footballer * Lee Camp (comedian) (born 1980), American comedian, writer, podcaster, news journalist and news commentator Other: * Campagnolo, Italian manufacturer of bicycle components * ''Campylobacter'', a genus of bacteria {{disambig Lists of people by nickname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp (style)
Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its bad taste and ironic value. Camp aesthetics disrupt many of modernism's notions of what art is and what can be classified as high art by inverting aesthetic attributes such as beauty, value, and taste through an invitation of a different kind of apprehension and consumption. Camp can also be a social practice and function as a style and performance identity for several types of entertainment including film, cabaret, and pantomime. Where high art necessarily incorporates beauty and value, camp necessarily needs to be lively, audacious and dynamic. The visual style is closely associated with gay culture. Camp art is related to and often confused with kitsch and things with camp appeal may be described as cheesy. In 1909, ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defined camp as "ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual" behavior, and by the middle of the 1970s, cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
