Art Examples Television Extra Exhibition Noun ɑːt ɑːrt

• modern/contemporary art
• an art critic/historian/lover
• can we call television art?
• stolen works of art

art

1. the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture
• SEE ALSO clip art
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clip-art
• modern/contemporary art
• an art critic/historian/lover
• Can we call television art?
• stolen works of art
• Her performance displayed great art.
• American art
• It's a very beautiful piece of art.

Extra Examples

• an exhibition of photography and digital art
• His art style was less radical than his contemporaries.
• Will real life ever imitate art the way Hollywood wishes it would?
• the Impressionist art movement
• Many people from the art world attended the funeral.
• the New York art scene
2. examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures
• an art gallery/exhibition
• a collection of art and antiques

Extra Examples

• He created cover art and illustrations for the magazine.
• He was a noted art collector.
• The castle houses one of the finest art collections in Britain.
• The museum normally showcases Western art.
• The open art exhibition will allow new artists to exhibit their work.
3. the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it
• She's good at art and design.
• He has a master's degree in fine art.
• an art teacher/student/college/class
4. art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group
• SEE ALSO performing arts
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-performing-arts
• lottery funding for the arts
• What is the relationship between the visual arts and music?
5. a type of visual or performing art
• an exhibition of Peruvian arts and crafts
• Dance is a very theatrical art.
6. the subjects you can study at school or university that are not sciences, such as languages, history or literature
• COMPARE science
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/science
• an arts degree
7. an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice
• a therapist trained in the art of healing
• I've never mastered the art of making bread.
• Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.
• Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art (= rather difficult).

Extra Examples

• Television ruined the art of conversation.
• Teach your teenager the art of compromise.
8. to learn to do something well and efficiently
• I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art.

Word Origin

• noun Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-.