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

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

Examples of art form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miss belongs to a generation of women who, starting in the 1970s, set out to rethink Land art as an environmentally minded public art form, often sited in cities. —Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024

Meanwhile, his wife (an extraordinary Tilda Swinton) raises self-delusion to an art form. —Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024

Another art form to experience; even more to take in. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024

The main title sequence in television is a disappearing art form. —Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1