Meaning of Nut Art | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A minor art movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s that was concerned with self-identification, sometimes involving the creation of a new persona, through fantastical or mythical elements.
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2. Alternative letter-case form of Nut Art.
   alt-of, uncountable

Examples

“Nut Art in fact was a major art-historical invention, as it's ^([sic]) the first art movement to consist of fifteen people all working in different styles.”

“Closely allied to Nut Art was the Chicago Imagist school of painting, also known as the Hairy Who.”

“Although the movement didn't become a household word like Pop or Dada, Nut Art's penchant for blurring the lines between correspondence art, conceptual art, painting, and sculpture has made it a touchstone for a new generation of artists.”

“… and three additional participants in the San Francisco milieu: Nebraska-born Roy De Forest (1930–2007), known for what he called "nut art"—bright, busy animal paintings suggesting equal appreciation for folk art and surrealism …”

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