Is this creation or destruction?

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 13, 2009 at 4:42am

What do the words " Art Bollocks" mean?

Denis Art said:

its neither...its what David Lee (an art critic in the UK ) calls a load of 'Art Bollocks'.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 13, 2009 at 7:31am

When I googled it I found these explanations to the words Art Bollocks:

Bollocks is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English slang, as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless". Similarly, the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as "the dog's bollocks" and "top bollock(s)", which usually refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.
"Bollocks!" can be used as a stand-alone interjection to express strong disagreement. It dismisses a statement as nonsense, similar to "bullshit", but much stronger in its emphasis and implications. This can be expanded, for example, to "What a complete and utter load of bollocks!" An expression with a similar meaning is "Yer ballax!" (Your bollocks). A "bollocking" can describe the process of reprimanding someone, for instance: "I didn't do my homework. My teacher gave me a right bollocking".

"Bollocks" can be used to annunciate a lie, an incorrect statement, an unfair situation, misfortune or a hiding to nothing.
A related usage is in expressing contempt for something or someone.

The word "bollocks" used on its own can also mean an expression of dismay. Often used in a single word form people will utter "bollocks" when something breaks or does not go their way. Similar to a usage of the word shit.
One vague, abstracted thing and – simultaneously – its equally vague, abstracted opposite. Works ‘hover’ between something and something else, while ‘exploring’ issues of pressing social import. Cryptic yet confident assertions seem obligatory.
“In its political aspect, postmodernism is almost entirely a left wing phenomenon, placing great emphasis on alleged power relationships, real or imagined, and denouncing everything from clear textual meaning to notions of an independent and comprehensible reality as tools of political ‘oppression’. This enormously tendentious position has coloured great swathes of art education and cultural criticism, often blunting analytical clarity in favour of an oppositional stance couched in gratuitous jargon. The more sceptical among us might suspect that the unintelligible nature of much postmodern ‘analysis’ is a convenient contrivance, if only because it’s difficult to determine exactly how wrong an unintelligible analysis is.”

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 15, 2009 at 4:28am

Thanks, Denis. I am learning more words in English now. For non- English speaking people like me it is difficult to understand certain words in English. You are making it easy now.

Denis Art said:

Excellent research. David Lee, who was the Editor of Art Review Magazine (probably one of the better art publications (between 1990-2000). Created the term Art-Bollocks. And yes it is a dismissive term (in English speaking cultures) But the term also became adopted in geneal to describe words that 'meant-nothing' another combination of two words is- Gibbly-Gook- a Victorian (1836-1901) period invention. Or 'Cods-Wallop' A term fro the 1914-1918 ww1 period. It seems all times have had an expression that describes something that presents itself as 'serious' when in reality it is viewed as nonsense.

Denis

Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa said:

When I googled it I found these explanations to the words Art Bollocks:

Bollocks is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English slang, as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless". Similarly, the common phrases "Bollocks to this!" or "That's a load of old bollocks" generally indicate contempt for a certain task, subject or opinion. Conversely, the word also figures in idiomatic phrases such as "the dog's bollocks" and "top bollock(s)", which usually refer to something which is admired, approved of or well-respected.
"Bollocks!" can be used as a stand-alone interjection to express strong disagreement. It dismisses a statement as nonsense, similar to "bullshit", but much stronger in its emphasis and implications. This can be expanded, for example, to "What a complete and utter load of bollocks!" An expression with a similar meaning is "Yer ballax!" (Your bollocks). A "bollocking" can describe the process of reprimanding someone, for instance: "I didn't do my homework. My teacher gave me a right bollocking".

"Bollocks" can be used to annunciate a lie, an incorrect statement, an unfair situation, misfortune or a hiding to nothing.
A related usage is in expressing contempt for something or someone.

The word "bollocks" used on its own can also mean an expression of dismay. Often used in a single word form people will utter "bollocks" when something breaks or does not go their way. Similar to a usage of the word shit.
One vague, abstracted thing and – simultaneously – its equally vague, abstracted opposite. Works ‘hover’ between something and something else, while ‘exploring’ issues of pressing social import. Cryptic yet confident assertions seem obligatory.
“In its political aspect, postmodernism is almost entirely a left wing phenomenon, placing great emphasis on alleged power relationships, real or imagined, and denouncing everything from clear textual meaning to notions of an independent and comprehensible reality as tools of political ‘oppression’. This enormously tendentious position has coloured great swathes of art education and cultural criticism, often blunting analytical clarity in favour of an oppositional stance couched in gratuitous jargon. The more sceptical among us might suspect that the unintelligible nature of much postmodern ‘analysis’ is a convenient contrivance, if only because it’s difficult to determine exactly how wrong an unintelligible analysis is.”

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 22, 2009 at 5:03am

Yes, creating art in a new way is important for it to grow. But destructing things in the process is not at all appealing to me. Our planet has to bear more burden with this type of art!

Minnie W. Shuler said:

Perhaps they will create something new. But, I don't have to like it. The same things were said of Jackson Pollock and some still say his paintings were in rebellion of modern art and were made to make fun of it. I think probably not, but they were certainly different. I think art in many areas is moving beyong paint and canvas and has been for quite some time.

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Permalink Reply by theresa flemal on November 23, 2009 at 6:21pm

I'm not familiar with this art form (if one can call it that) but my mind is always open to the message. As others have said, I don't have to like it to consider it art, nor do I think destruction in the world of art is new. I would be hard pressed to find the smashing of cars art -- but art IS an expression of creativity, so some individual somewhere could perhaps convince me they had structured a creative endeavor if they'd set things up carefully (and weren't damaging the property of others).

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