What is Artwank?
1.
Any visual or audio media which is made impenetrable on purpose, simply to gain critical acclaim from those who think that such impenetrability automatically implies hidden genius.
Such work is almost always incredibly shallow and without thought, as can be gauged from a quick analysis by an intelligent human being.
Many films that The Independent newspaper (UK)waxes lyrical over.
2.
Art created purely for its fame-garnering effect for the creator. Overly pretentious/irrelevant art.
Anything created by Damien Hirst.
3.
A genre of music, usually experimental sounding. The performers are called
My favourite styles of music are experimental and artwank.
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