Autodestructive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Self-destroying; self-destructive.

    "[…] until 1957 he was a painter. However, as he told Bomberg, he was searching for something 'extremely fast and intense' and in 1960 he began 'painting' with acid on nylon, thus becoming a pioneer of autodestructive art, for which he has remained the chief spokesman."

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"[…] until 1957 he was a painter. However, as he told Bomberg, he was searching for something 'extremely fast and intense' and in 1960 he began 'painting' with acid on nylon, thus becoming a pioneer of autodestructive art, for which he has remained the chief spokesman."

Etymology

From auto- + destructive.

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