antiartist

an·ti·art

[an-tee-ahrt, an-tahy-]
noun
art, as dada, based on total rejection of established artistic practices and aesthetic values in favor of those that are arbitrary, shocking, and meaningless.

Origin:
1940–45; anti- + art1

an·ti·art·ist, noun, adjective
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