ART FORM Definition & Meaning

art form

noun

the more or less established structure, pattern, or scheme followed in shaping an artistic work.
The sonata, the sonnet, and the novel are all art forms.
a medium for artistic expression.
ballet, sculpture, opera, and other art forms.
a medium other than the artistic regarded as having highly developed or systematized rules, procedures, or formulations.
international diplomacy regarded as an art form.

art form

noun

a conventionally established form of artistic composition, such as the symphony or the sonnet
a recognized medium of artistic expression

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of art form¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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I think when people hear magic, they come into the theater with an idea about how they feel about the art form as a whole.

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Mentorship, apprenticeships — it‘s an apprenticeship art form,” she says.

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The vivacity of the art form broke through the screen courtesy of Erivo’s capacity to blast through any barrier with her truthful virtuosity.

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These five projects — a combination of celebrity portraits, true-crime thrillers and oddball sagas — suggest the breadth of HBO Documentary Films’ strategy for an art form that has blossomed on the small screen.

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If the central duo of “Hacks” find themselves in a constant push-pull of cruelty and intimacy, it’s because each character sees comedy as not just an art form but an addiction.

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art for art's sake artful

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