Avant Garde: What does it mean?

Several people have asked what the exact meaning of Avant Garde is. Here is a short explanation on the name. Feel free to add your own statements about the name and the guild below.


Avant-garde in French means "front guard", "advance guard", or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm.



Dictionary.com definition:

The advance group in any field whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.

unorthodox or daring; radical.

I dig it.

my name is french for "badass" im not even kidding, check it out on www.corrysfrenchtransaltor.com

ok jk!

actually i love the name! its got a pinch of badasslyness too it ya know. cuz everyone who is anybody knows that only badasses are in the vanguard.

engineerbob wrote:my name is french for "badass" im not even kidding, check it out on www.corrysfrenchtransaltor.com

ok jk!

actually i love the name! its got a pinch of badasslyness too it ya know. cuz everyone who is anybody knows that only badasses are in the vanguard.

lol <3 ebob. i updated your forum access - you should be able to see the member stuff now. welcome!!!!

WHAT there's member stuff I cant see! not fair

Bruglir wrote:WHAT there's member stuff I cant see! not fair

<3 you are in the Initiate group - you should be able to see everything member related

Fine fine, I'll wait out my four weeks. Grumble grumbe...

Bruglir wrote:Fine fine, I'll wait out my four weeks. Grumble grumbe...

Evensong wrote:<3 you are in the Initiate group - you should be able to see everything member related

Everything but Announcements and Recruitment is closed for everyone else. You can see everything (except maybe an admin board)

oh, ok, nvm then. lol