art form
nounDefinition of art form
1
: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art
sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment
2a
: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed
describe pinball as a great American art form— Tom Buckley
b
: an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement
easy conversation—an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedules— Joanna Pruess
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Even so, Team Trump has lately elevated this goal-post-moving to an art form. — Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy," 25 Aug. 2019 On a smaller scale, there’s a cheese carving contest on the Moo Stage outside the Cattle Building at 4 p.m. But here’s a new dairy art form: King or Queen of the String Cheese artistry contest at 4:30 p.m. on the Moo Stage. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Today at the Fair: Saturday, Aug. 24: 4-H Day," 23 Aug. 2019 Defenders of photography as an art form tend to quake at what’s happening with their beloved medium. — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Writing the book on selfies — sociologist reframes social photos," 10 Aug. 2019 The opera is a three-hour-plus paean to the power of the human spirit and a futuristic deep dive into the ways opera as an art form can be meticulously deconstructed and reconstructed to resemble a radical new medium. — Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, "Who brought a 36-foot orb into Disney Hall for ‘Atlas’? Yup, that guy again," 10 June 2019 This isn’t just a sign that TV is catching up to film as an art form. — Judy Berman, Time, "With Meryl Streep on Big Little Lies, It's Time to Admit That Film and TV Are Converging," 6 June 2019 On top of that, the overtly commercial nature of fashion — versus the less acknowledged but very real commercialism of art — leads some people to dismiss fashion as an art form. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "A fashion exhibit just became the Met museum’s most popular show ever. Here’s why.," 12 Oct. 2018 It’s creative; that’s the best part about dance as an art form. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Rollettes Dance Team Features Disabled Dancers in Wheelchairs," 27 Sep. 2018 Marginalized world Welcome to the marginalized world of traditional jazz, an American art form that made up 70% of all U.S. record sales in the 1940s, but has declined in popularity ever since. — Dallas News, "If Dallas vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is the new star of jazz, then why is her career such a struggle?," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'art form.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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