Welcome to Expressionalism.

Hey, thanks for stopping by Expressionalism. Here's the deal: every expression we make—from the grandest like paintings, libraries, and architecture, down to the simplest like "I had a dream," "the dog's over there," "vote for me," a line from a song on the radio, or a stroke of a pen—rests on nine quiet presumptions, stacking up to make sense of the world. We call the solid, relatable parts "shards" (the bits that connect, repeat, and tie meaning together conceptually—not through grammar or definitions). We call the fuzzy, unknowable outsides "shadows" (the gaps where meaning hides or falls apart). Nobody gets the full picture—it could be a literal dog, a football play, or something else entirely. This isn't about proving anyone wrong; it's just pointing out the conditional ladder we all climb without noticing, breaking down expressions to reveal what's always there when we put them back together.

This site? It's not a sermon or a rigid philosophy. It's a flashlight for the mechanics behind thoughts, expressions, and even non-verbal stuff like a pebble on the beach, a tree swaying, or the sun setting. Paste in a sentence, a TV clip, a book excerpt, music lyrics, art description, or any phenomenon—watch it break open into relational truths and provisional limits. See what sticks, what bends, what you can't fake. If it feels fragile, that's the point: expressions are fallible, but useful for sparking better questions.

Toolkit's below—copy, paste, fork it, break it. Use it on whatever: politics, religion, bedtime stories, or silence.

Have fun, everybody.

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