plastic art

noun

1

: art (such as sculpture or bas-relief) characterized by modeling : three-dimensional art

2

: visual art (such as painting, sculpture, or film) especially as distinguished from art that is written (such as poetry or music)

—often used in plural

Examples of plastic art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers are also devising new strategies for freshening up precious plastic art without harming it, using everything from cleaning solutions called microemulsions to polyester microfibers that gently remove dirt. —Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016

Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art didn’t always know how to mix ingredients properly, says Thea van Oosten, a polymer chemist who, until retiring a few years ago, worked for decades at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE). —Sam Kean, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2021

There’s never been a better fall for fans of theater, music, and dance – not to mention connoisseurs of the plastic arts and habitués of the city’s museums. —Tirdad Derakhshani, Philly.com, 31 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1