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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Dutch term or phrase: defunctionaliteit | Context: "het kunstvoorwerp als summum van defunctionaliteit".
Apparently, the word 'defunctionaliteit' is used here as the opposite of 'functionaliteit' [English: functionality]. But what, then, is the English equivalent? Is it 'unfunctionality', or 'disfunctionality' ...? |
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| | English translation:non-functionality | Explanation:
Functional art can be used, such as pottery. Non-functional art does not have a specific use. It's only 'function' is the expression of the artist's vision and the enrichment of the viewer's environment.
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  Tina Vonhof
Local time: 15:17
| Grading comment Thanks, I think I'll stick with 'non-functionality' as this word does not bear a negative connotation
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