Polish Journal of Aesthetics, vol.63, no.4, pp.157-171, 2021 (Scopus)
© 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.