art form

art form Definition

art form

noun

a means of creative expression, as poetry, or a specific creative genre, as the sonnet, based on traditional structures, standards, and principles
any activity or medium similarly regarded as a means for the expression of creative impulses or professional expertise diplomacy as an art form

art form Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

contemporary: Patchwork is enjoying something of a renaissance and more people see it as an exciting contemporary art form.
various: This involves a week of workshops in various art forms and ends in a small performance and art exhibition.
exciting: Patchwork is enjoying something of a renaissance and more people see it as an exciting contemporary art form.

art-form Quotes

The one art-form that has been invented in England.

—Beerbohm, Sir (Henry) Max(imilian)

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