A Constructive and Speculative Case of Bullshit Art: the Etchings of G.B. Piranesi

Tanrıdağ S.

Polish Journal of Aesthetics, cilt.63, sa.4, ss.157-171, 2021 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19205/63.21.9
  • Dergi Adı: Polish Journal of Aesthetics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-171
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bullshit Art, Fiction, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Objectivity, Rhetoric
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021, Jagiellonian University - Institute of Philosophy. All rights reserved.This article analyzes the constructive and speculative forms of bullshitting in the art field through the etchings of G. B. Piranesi. In reviewing the historical context and the allegorical and technical aspects of his etchings compared to H. Frankfurt’s definition of bullshit, the study contends these artworks’ propositional and unique rhetorical lan-guages. Consequently, it explores a potential form of bullshit art that is manipulative and fictional but also constructively critical.