单词 | non-art |
释义 | non-artadj.n. A. adj. That is not connected with the creative (esp. visual) arts; that does not constitute what is normally thought of as art. ΚΠ 1933 Univ. Iowa Stud. Psychol. 18 144 There is in the superior art student a nervous form of behavior which does not apply to the non-art person. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 June 6 (advt.) James Elkins calls upon art historians to look beyond traditional subjects, such as painting, to ‘nonart’ images, like technology, medicine, music, and archaeology. 2000 New Yorker 17 Jan. 63/3 The European artists..whose use of throwawy, non-art materials became known as Arte Povera. B. n. Something that is not art, or does not conform to the accepted idea of art; spec. a form of art which rejects conventional modes and methods. Also, more rarely: artistic creation which avoids artifice (see quot. 1936). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > non-art non-art1936 1936 L. Durrell Let. in Spirit of Place (1969) 49 It [sc. Tropic of Cancer] bore out a few theories about writing that I had been trying to formulate. The art of non-art... Real art being absolutely devoid of ‘artifice’, in the literary sense. 1958 New Statesman 20 Sept. 377/1 The great illusion of current non-art lies in the belief that numerous meanings can be expressed without searching. 1971 R. A. Carter Manhattan Primitive (1972) xxii. 215 You haven't transformed it into art—you've just set it down. It's non-art, Bess. Anti-art. 2001 C. Freeland But is it Art? iv. 105 Curator Susan Vogel..arranged an exhibit in 1988 entitled Art/artifact, using varied display techniques to provoke visitors to ponder distinctions between art and non-art. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1933 |
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