art form
noun
1
: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art
sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment
2
a
: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed
describe pinball as a great American art form—
Tom Buckley
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
Joanna PruessExamples of art form in a Sentence
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More than any other art form, television was created to be communal — to allow a large group of people to share something simultaneously.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Check out free art exhibitions and programs at this one-of-a-kind street festival, featuring programs for all art forms, including mixed media, sculpture, digital art, photography, and crafts such as ceramics and jewelry making.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Barbarella has mastered this art form with a weekly roster.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Their jobs are also in jeopardy, which means that book publishing as an art form—a collaborative art form, nurtured at every stage by the personal touch of a human being—is in jeopardy, too.
—Literary Hub
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Check out free art exhibitions and programs at this one-of-a-kind street festival, featuring programs for all art forms, including mixed media, sculpture, digital art, photography, and crafts such as ceramics and jewelry making.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Barbarella has mastered this art form with a weekly roster.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Their jobs are also in jeopardy, which means that book publishing as an art form—a collaborative art form, nurtured at every stage by the personal touch of a human being—is in jeopardy, too.
—Literary Hub
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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“Art form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20form. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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