| 释义 |
auto-deˈstructive, a.
[f. auto-1 + destructive a.]
Having the property of bringing about its own destruction or annulment; spec. of or pertaining to an artistic movement founded by Gustav Metzger, in which the disintegration or decay of objects is elevated to an artistic process. Cf. self-destructive a.
1959Daily Express 12 Nov. 7/6 The ex-joiner [sc. Gustav Metzger] who has studied at art schools in Britain and the Continent asked whether I was interested in hearing his theory of ‘auto-destructive art’. I said I had heard enough. 1966Listener 22 Sept. 433/3 There was also a good moment when Mr. Pack explained to one of the young people involved that she had destroyed a piece of auto-destructive art. 1968Ibid. 22 Feb. 252/2 Some of the far-out psychedelic or autodestructive groups justify their old-fashioned sub-Scriabin noises with a lordly take-it-or-leave-it, man. 1977Business Week 12 Sept. 10/2 Some..come through to me as real ‘empire-builders’ who..grow out of proportion to their environment. Thus, they become autodestructive and disruptive. |