If You Have to Explain It

Text on the meme

If you have to explain why it's beautiful, it isn't.

What it means

A group of museum visitors stands in front of a chaotic abstract painting covered in red lines. The joke mocks pretentious modern art by implying that art requiring an explanation is not genuinely beautiful.

Objects

abstract painting / абстрактная картина red paint / красная краска museum gallery / музейная галерея museum visitors / посетители музея people viewed from behind / люди со спины black jacket / чёрная куртка backpack / рюкзак handbag / сумка wooden floor / деревянный пол white wall / белая стена framed artwork / оформленная картина