Associations to the word «Art»

Wiktionary

ART, noun. (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
ART, noun. (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
ART, noun. (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
ART, noun. (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
ART, noun. (uncountable) Artwork.
ART, noun. (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
ART, noun. (countable) A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
ART, noun. (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
ART, verb. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of be
ART, proper noun. A shortening of the male given name Arthur.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Assisted reproductive technology.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Androgen Replacement Therapy.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Active Release Technique.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Adaptive resonance theory.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Adaptive resonance theory.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Algebraic Reconstruction Technique.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Available Revenue Time.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Alternative Risk Transfer.
ART, noun. Abbreviation of Acoustic Resonance Technology.
ART COLLECTION, noun. A collection of works of art housed together.
ART DEALER, noun. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)
ART DEALERS, noun. Plural of art dealer
ART DECO, proper noun. A style of decorative art and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms and simple composition
ART FILM, noun. A cinematic film intended to be an artistic work rather than a commercial film having mass appeal.
ART FILMS, noun. Plural of art film
ART FOR ART'S SAKE, noun. (arts) (slogan) Art with no function, whose only purpose is beauty.
ART FORM, noun. Any activity or piece of work that has artistic merit
ART FORMS, noun. Plural of art form
ART GALLERIES, noun. Plural of art gallery
ART GALLERY, noun. A room, group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale
ART GAME, noun. (video games) A video game designed to convey an aesthetic and provoke a reaction, rather than to provide a traditional diversion with set goals.
ART GLASS, noun. Decorative glass articles, notably vases, more often coloured or of artistic form or design beyond the requirements of utility.
ART GUM, noun. A kind of artist's eraser made of soft, coarse rubber.
ART HISTORIAN, noun. An expert in art history.
ART HISTORIANS, noun. Plural of art historian
ART HISTORY, noun. The study of the history of the visual arts
ART HOUSE, noun. A cinema that shows art films and foreign films which are not widely distributed.
ART HOUSE, noun. (dated) A building or gallery in which works of art are collected, displayed, and offered for sale.
ART HOUSES, noun. Plural of art house
ART JOURNAL, noun. A collection of words and images in a diary that chronicles the ideas, memories, and thoughts of an artist. Pages within an art journal include words, pictures and even embellishments.
ART MOVEMENT, noun. (arts) Any of many styles of art having an underlying philosophy or goal; many of them have names with an -ism suffix.
ART MOVEMENTS, noun. Plural of art movement
ART MOVIE, noun. Any cinema movie intended to be an artistic work rather than a commercial movie of mass appeal
ART MUSIC, noun. Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.
ART NOUVEAU, noun. A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.
ART NOUVEAU, noun. Art nouveau
ART OF WAR, noun.  The numerous strategies and tactics available to military leaders during combat.
ART PAPER, noun. Any type of paper that has a specific use in art.
ART PUNK, noun. (music) A genre of punk rock influenced by art music and art rock.
ART ROCK, noun. (music) A subgenre of experimental, intellectual rock music, often presented as a suite of pieces with a story or theme.
ART ROOM, noun. A room in a school set aside for instruction in the visual arts.
ART SCHOOL, noun. A school that specializes in the study of art.
ART SCHOOLS, noun. Plural of art school
ART SPEAK, noun. Alternative spelling of artspeak
ART STUDENT, noun. A student who attends an art school or similar institution
ART STUDENTS, noun. Plural of art student
ART THERAPIES, noun. Plural of art therapy
ART THERAPY, noun. The use of creative activities related to the visual arts to improve physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
ART UNION, noun. An organisation formed for the purpose of educating the general public about art and supporting artists.
ART UNION, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) A raffle run to raise money for a charity.
ART UNIONS, noun. Plural of art union

Dictionary definition

ART, noun. The products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art".
ART, noun. The creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully".
ART, noun. A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art".
ART, noun. Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope