fine art

fine art Definition

fine art

noun

any of the art forms that include drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics, or occasionally, architecture, literature, music, dramatic art, or dancing: usually used in pl.
artistic objects, as paintings, sculpture, etc. collectively an exhibition of fine art
any highly creative or intricate skill

Etymology: orig. considered purely aesthetic, as distinguished from the “useful” arts

fine art Usage Examples

Converse of object

study: He studied fine art at the University of Ulster and currently divides his time between Dublin and Belfast.

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