| art 1 (ärt) n. 1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. 2. a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. b. The study of these activities. c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group. 3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value. 4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature. 5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts. 6. a. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building. b. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer. 7. a. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art. b. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: "Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice" (Joyce Carol Oates). 8. a. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks. b. Artful contrivance; cunning. 9. Printing Illustrative material. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ars, art-; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: art1, craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique These nouns denote skill in doing or performing that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of rhetoric; pottery that reveals an artist's craft; political expertise; a knack for teaching; mechanical know-how; a precise diving technique. |
art 2 ( rt; ärt when stressed)v. Archaic A second person singular present indicative of be. [Middle English, from Old English eart; see er-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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art1
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a. the creation of works of beauty or other special significance
b. (as modifier) an art movement
2. the exercise of human skill (as distinguished from nature)
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) imaginative skill as applied to representations of the natural world or figments of the imagination
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a. the products of man's creative activities; works of art collectively, esp of the visual arts, sometimes also music, drama, dance, and literature
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) excellence or aesthetic merit of conception or execution as exemplified by such works
6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) any branch of the visual arts, esp painting
7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (modifier) intended to be artistic or decorative art needlework
8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a. any field using the techniques of art to display artistic qualities advertising art
b. (as modifier) an art film
9. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Journalism photographs or other illustrations in a newspaper, etc.
10. method, facility, or knack the art of threading a needle the art of writing letters
11. the system of rules or principles governing a particular human activity the art of government
12. artfulness; cunning
get something down to a fine art to become highly proficient at something through practice See also arts
[from Old French, from Latin ars craftsmanship]
art2
vb
Archaic (used with the pronoun thou) a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be
[Old English eart, part of bēon to be]
Art
a spontaneous, intuitive painting technique producing nonformal work characterized by sinuous lines. Also called Action Painting.
the creation of abstract art. — abstractionist, n., adj.
a nonrepresentational style in painting or sculpture.
etching in relief; the opposite of engraving.
Abstract Expressionism.
1. the doctrine that aesthetic standards are autonomous and not subject to political, moral, or religious criteria.
2. used pejoratively to describe those who believe only in “art for art’s sake,” to the exclusion of all other human activities.
2. used pejoratively to describe those who believe only in “art for art’s sake,” to the exclusion of all other human activities.
an art form, as a story, painting, or sculpture, in which the components have a symbolic, figurative meaning. — allegorist, allegorizer, n. — allegorical, adj.
1. the art of carving works in low relief.
2. a low-relief sculpture. Also spelled anaglyph. — anaglyphic, anaglyptic, adj.
2. a low-relief sculpture. Also spelled anaglyph. — anaglyphic, anaglyptic, adj.
the technique of making drawings and etchings that appear to be carved in low relief. — anaglyptographic, adj.
a distorted image of an object, as in anamorphic art. Also spelled anamorphosis, anamorphosy. — anamorphic, adj.
a cylindrical mirror for correcting the distorted image created by anamorphism.
anamorphism.
Obsolete, anamorphism.
an artist who paints in water colors. Also called water-colorist.
a taste for and imitation of earlier styles, a recurrent phenomenon since ancient times based on the premise that earlier works were somehow purer and simpler. Cf. primitivism.
structural design, especially of a work of art, as a painting or piece of music. See also philosophy.
artistic achievement, quality, or workmanship.
a nonutilitarian theory of art holding that a work of art is an end in itself. — autotelic, adj.
a highly decorated form of art or ornamentation. — baroque, adj.
an artist who specializes in charcoal drawings or sketches.
anything typically Chinese or made in a Chinese manner.
the revival in arts and letters in the sixteenth century in Italy. — cinquecentist, n., adj.
1. formerly, an imitation of Greek and Roman art.
2. currently, a dedication to the principles of that art: clarity of execution, balance, adherence to recognized standards of form, and conscious craftsmanship. — classicist, n. — classicistic, adj.
2. currently, a dedication to the principles of that art: clarity of execution, balance, adherence to recognized standards of form, and conscious craftsmanship. — classicist, n. — classicistic, adj.
an artist who uses color or who is distinguished by the way in which he uses color.
a movement in 20th-century painting in which several planes of an object in the form of cubes or other solids are presented in an arbitrary arrangement using a narrow range of colors or monochrome. — Cubist, n. — Cubistic, adj.
a person who is well acquainted with culture, as literature, the arts, etc., and who advocates their worth to society.
a revolt by certain 20th-century painters and writers in France, Germany, and Switzerland against smugness in traditional art and Western society; their works, illustrating absurdity through paintings of purposeless machines and collages of discarded materials, expressed their cynicism about conventional ideas of form and their rejection of traditional concepts of beauty. — Dadaist, n.
a painting or other work executed in a messy or unskilled way. — dauber, daubster, n.
a work of art composed of two attached panels.
the use of small juxtaposed dots of color on a canvas. Cf. Pointillism. — divisionist, n., adj.
the art and literature of thirteenth-century Italy. — duecentist, n., adj.
a style that intermixes features borrowed from other artists or differing schools; applied especially when the result is unsuccessful. — eclecticist, n.
the study of the origin, development, and nature of the fine arts.
the condition of being foreign, striking, or unusual in color and design. — exoticist, n. — exotic, exotical, adj.
a movement in the 20th century that attempted to express feeling and emotion directly by distorting forms, choosing violent subject matter and harsh colors, and keeping the overall design out of balance. — Expressionist, n. — Expressionistic, adj.
the literary or artistic use of fantasy. — fantastic, adj. — fantasticality, fantasticalness, n.
an early movement in 20th-century painting characterized by an emphasis on the use of unmixed bright colors for emotional and decorative effect. — Fauvist, n. — Fauve, n., adj.
a movement of the 20th century attempting to capture in painting the movement, force, and speed of modern industrial life by the simultaneous representation of successive aspects of forms in motion. — Futurist, n. — Futuristic, adj.
a room, building, or other place specifically used for the preservation of works of sculpture.
the principles of the paintings, sculptures, stained glass, mosaics, and book illustrations of the period 1200-1450, embracing several disparate styles and emphases. — Gothicist, n.
the forms and ideals of ancient Greek art. See also antiquity.
the description, history, and analysis of symbolic art or artistic symbolism, especially that of the late medieval and Renaissance periods. Also called iconography. — iconologist, n. — iconological, adj.
a movement in the late 19th century in French painting, characterized by the goal of reproducing an impression of a subject by use of reflected light and color and the blurring of outlines. — Impressionist, n., adj. — Impressionistic, adj.
a style of art, idiom, custom, mannerism, etc., typical of the Japanese.
a painter of landscapes.
a movement in painting concerned with precision in representing light and shade. — luminarist, n.
1. a movement in painting concerned with effects of light, especially the use of broken color in its full intensity with a minimum of shadow effects, applied especially to many Impressionist and Pointillist artists.
2. a technique of painting employing minute modulations of tone, developed in America (1825-65) by John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, and others. — luminist, n.
2. a technique of painting employing minute modulations of tone, developed in America (1825-65) by John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, and others. — luminist, n.
1. an overemphasis on any distinctive technique of expression, occurring when the manner of expression obscures the feeling or idea expressed in the work of art; considered by many art critics to be a sign of decadence. — mannerist, n. — manneristic, adj.
2. (usu. cap.) a style, developed between c.1530 and c.1590, marked by deliberate violations of earlier standards of painting in depicting the artist’s idea rather than nature by means of asymmetrical and crowded compositions, elongated and twisted figures, and emphasis upon devices like foreshortening. The style also afïected both architecture and sculpture. — Mannerist, n.
2. (usu. cap.) a style, developed between c.1530 and c.1590, marked by deliberate violations of earlier standards of painting in depicting the artist’s idea rather than nature by means of asymmetrical and crowded compositions, elongated and twisted figures, and emphasis upon devices like foreshortening. The style also afïected both architecture and sculpture. — Mannerist, n.
1. Obsolete, an artist whose task it was to draw in red certain words or letters in manuscripts.
2. a painter of miniature pictures or portraits, as on china or ivory, characterized by fineness of detail.
2. a painter of miniature pictures or portraits, as on china or ivory, characterized by fineness of detail.
a mode of expression or practice characteristic of modern times. — modernist, n. — modernistic, adj.
one who paints or draws in shades or tints of a single color.
a sculpture or monument made from a single large block of stone, as an Egyptian obelisk. — monolithic, adj.
decoration or ornamentation in the Moorish style, distinguished by intricate tracery and bright colors. — Moresque, adj.
the goal of artists who attempt to represent a subject without stylization or interpretation, and to create a mirror for natural beauty. Cf. Verism. Also called Realism. — Naturalist, n. — Naturalistic, adj.
a European movement of the late 18th century differing from earlier classical revivals in that it deliberately and consciously imitated antique models such as those found between 1738-56 in Herculaneum, Paestum, and Pompeii. — Neo-Classicist, n. — Neo-Classic, Neo-Classical, adj.
the practice of reviving Hellenism in modern art or life. — Neo-Hellenist, n. — Neo-Hellenistic, adj.
Pointillism.
the art principle of de Still which represented form as horizontal and vertical lines and which excluded all colors except the primaries, black, and white.
a term used to describe a trend away from abstract expressionism toward a subjective expressionism focusing on true-to-life forms, the factual, and easily evident forms.
a painting of a night scene, a genre particularly favored by Whistler. See also music.
a person who advocates the study of the nude body or figure.
the Japanese art of paper folding. — origamist, n.
1. a use of ornament for decorative purposes, especially its overuse.
2. the employment of several traditional architectural and decorative features into the design of interiors, buildings, furniture, etc., influenced by Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
2. the employment of several traditional architectural and decorative features into the design of interiors, buildings, furniture, etc., influenced by Art Deco and Art Nouveau.
1. an artist who specializes in ornamentation.
2. a person whose work is considered to be ornament rather than art.
2. a person whose work is considered to be ornament rather than art.
a short-lived development of Cubism c.1912 that attempted to enliven the original approach by subordinating the geometrical forms and using unmixed bright colors. — Orphist, n.
an artist who specializes in the use of pastels.
a painter of landscapes.
the art of carving or sculpting in cork.
a picture gallery or place where paintings are kept.
the theory or creation of plastic art.
the practice of painting in the open air to obtain effects of light and atmosphere not possible in a studio, — plein-air, adj.
a style of the late 19th century based upon some Impressionist techniques and the application of scientific theories of the process of vision; begun by Seurat, who gave it the name Divisionism, it consists of using dots of unmixed color side by side so that the viewer’s eye may mix them into the appropriate intermediate color. Also called Neo-Impressionism. — Pointillist, n. — Pointillistic, adj.
the art of using many or various colors in painting, architecture, etc. — polychromie, polychromatic, adj. — polychromatist, n.
a work of art, as a painting, composed of several panels.
British and American art movement of the 1960s which explored antitraditional and often antiesthetic means to present everyday objects and events.
an artist who paints portraits.
1. the process or art of painting portraits.
2. the portrait itself.
3. portraits collectively.
2. the portrait itself.
3. portraits collectively.
a late 19th-century reaction to Impressionism, emphasizing on one hand the emotional aspect of painting and on the other a return to formal structure; the first led to Expressionism; the second, to Cubism. — Post-Impressionist, n.
the principles of the 19th-century artists and writers who sought to restore the principles and practices thought to be characteristic of Italian art before Raphael. — Pre-Raphaelite, n., adj.
a deliberate affection or triviality of expression in art or literature.
1. the self-conscious return, for inspiration, to the archaic forms produced by non-Western cultures.
2. the practice of painting in a way alien to academic or traditional techniques, often displaying a highly individual naiveté in interpretation and treatment of subjects. Cf. archaism. — primitivist, n. — primitivistic, adj.
2. the practice of painting in a way alien to academic or traditional techniques, often displaying a highly individual naiveté in interpretation and treatment of subjects. Cf. archaism. — primitivist, n. — primitivistic, adj.
the imitative use of classicism in art and literature, especially shown during the 18th century. — pseudo-classic, adj. — pseudo-classical, adj.
strict adherence to particular concepts, rules, or ideals of form, style, etc., either as formulated by the artist or as dictated by a school with which the artist is allied. See also criticism; language. — purist, n., adj.
the art or process of burning designs on wood or leather, using heated tools. Also called pyrogravure. — pyrographer, n. — pyrographic, adj.
the art of fifteenth-century Italy. — quattrocentist, n., adj.
1. Naturalism.
2. a movement in the late 19th century stressing common rather than individual characteristics as the basis of reality. Cf. Verism. — Realist, n.
2. a movement in the late 19th century stressing common rather than individual characteristics as the basis of reality. Cf. Verism. — Realist, n.
the practice of creating recognizable figures, objects, and natural forms in art. Cf. Abstractism.
still-life or genre painting, especially of trivial or sordid and unsuitable subjects.
Often Derogatory. an artistic and literary style, developed from the baroque, characterized by complex and elaborate ornamentation. — rococo, adj.
the reflection, in art, of a late 18th-century literary and philosophical movement in reaction against the intellectuality and rationality of Neo-Classicism. It produced no single artistic style or characteristic but strongly influenced the ideals of imagination, emotion, and the freedom of expression in other media. — Romanticist, n.
something characteristic of or influenced by Russia, its people, customs, language, etc.
the act of shocking or intent to shock, especially through the media; the practice of using startling but superficial effects, in art, literature, etc., to gain attention. See also literature; media. — sensationalist, n.
the procedure of making prints through the silk-screen process. — serigrapher, n.
a Marxist-inspired artistic and literary theory or doctrine that calls on art and literature to promote the socialist cause and sees the artist, writer, etc. as a servant of the state or, in the words of Stalin, “the engineer of human souls.”
1. statues collectively or a group of statues.
2. the art of making statues. — statuary, adj.
2. the art of making statues. — statuary, adj.
the process of making stereochromes, pictures produced with water glass as a vehicle or preservative coating. Also called waterglass painting. — stereochromic, stereochromatic adj.
the study of particular styles, as in art, literature, etc.
a controversial movement in art and literature between the two World Wars in which the artist attempted to portray, express, or interpret the workings of the subconscious mind; in painting it found expression in two techniques, the naturalistic (Dali) and the abstract (Miró). — Surrealist, n. — Surrealistic, adj.
an American movement, founded in 1913, based upon Abstractism in unmixed color, usually involving disklike forms. — synchronist, n. — synchronistic, adj.
a movement of the early 1950s which claimed to be in revolt against both Abstractism and naturalism, taking its name from patches of color (Fr. taches) placed on canvas spontaneously and by chance, the result being considered an emotional projection rather than an expression or a symbol. Cf. Abstract Expressionism. — Tachist, Tachiste, n.
a painter who pays special attention to qualities of tone or tint in his work. See also music.
Rare. the study of the art of toreutics.
the art of ivory- and metalworking, especially relief work, embossing, and chasing. — toreutic, adj.
the condition of being beyond the norm of modern. — ultra-modernist, n. — ultramodernistic, adj.
a naturalistic approach, especially in portraiture, in which every wrinkle and flaw of the subject is faithfully reproduced; extreme realism. Cf. Naturalism, Realism. — Verist, n. — Veristic, adj.
an art movement in England in 1914-15 stimulated by Futurism and by the idea that all artistic creation must begin in a state of strong emotion; its products, intended to establish a form characteristic of the industrial age, tend to use angular, machinelike shapes. — Vorticist, n.
aquarellist.
art - Comes from a base word meaning "put together"; its original general meaning referred to any kind of skill.
See also related terms for skilled.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"artistic creation, artistic production, art - 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" artificial flower - a handmade imitation of a blossom commercial art - art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising) creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone cyberart - art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software decoupage - art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer diptych - a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book) genre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking grotesque - art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants kitsch - excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste mosaic - art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass plastic art - the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture triptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together) work of art - art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit) dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication |
| 2. |  art - 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"creation, creative activity - the human act of creating arts and crafts - the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production" ceramics - the art of making and decorating pottery decalcomania - the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface decoupage - the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer draftsmanship, drawing, drafting - the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father" glyptography - carving or engraving (especially on stones) gastronomy - the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" perfumery - the art of making perfumes printmaking - artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens topiary - making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees Americana - any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting talaria - a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art) vocabulary - the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques" aesthetics, esthetics - (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value" cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" tout ensemble, ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole expo, exposition, exhibition - a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display authenticator, appraiser - one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer - someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) tension - a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" longueur - a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art) finger-paint - apply colors with one's fingers fresco - paint onto wet plaster on a wall distemper - paint with distemper illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) miniate, rubricate - decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" paint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" repaint - paint again; "He repainted the same scenery many times during his life" | |
| 3. |  art - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"airmanship, aviation - the art of operating aircraft eristic - the art of logical disputation (especially if specious) falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return fortification - the art or science of strengthening defenses homiletics - the art of preaching horology - the art of designing and making clocks minstrelsy - the art of a minstrel musicianship - artistry in performing music puppetry - the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows taxidermy - the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance telescopy - the art of making and using telescopes ventriloquism, ventriloquy - the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) superior skill - more than ordinary ability | |
| 4. |  art - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution visual communication - communication that relies on vision illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive drawing - an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7" |
art
noun
1. artwork, style of art, fine art, creativity the first exhibition of such art in the West
2. skill, knowledge, method, facility, craft, profession, expertise, competence, accomplishment, mastery, knack, ingenuity, finesse, aptitude, artistry, artifice (archaic), virtuosity, dexterity, cleverness, adroitness the art of seduction and romance
Quotations
"Art is a jealous mistress" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Conduct of Life]
"All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music" [Walter Pater Studies in the History of the Renaissance]
"Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth" [Pablo Picasso]
"Life is short, the art long" [Hippocrates Aphorisms]
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible" [Paul Klee Inward Vision]
"Art is a revolt against fate" [André Malraux Les Voix du silence]
"Art is...pattern informed by sensibility" [Herbert Read The Meaning of Art]
"We must have ... art for art's sake ... the beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself" [Victor Cousin Sorbonne lecture, 1818]
"Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures" [Georges Braque Pensées sur l'art]
"True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation" [Thomas Bailey Aldrich Ponkapog Papers]
"Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of others" [Walter Lippmann The Golden Rule and After]
"Art is a jealous mistress" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Conduct of Life]
"All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music" [Walter Pater Studies in the History of the Renaissance]
"Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth" [Pablo Picasso]
"Life is short, the art long" [Hippocrates Aphorisms]
"Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible" [Paul Klee Inward Vision]
"Art is a revolt against fate" [André Malraux Les Voix du silence]
"Art is...pattern informed by sensibility" [Herbert Read The Meaning of Art]
"We must have ... art for art's sake ... the beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself" [Victor Cousin Sorbonne lecture, 1818]
"Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures" [Georges Braque Pensées sur l'art]
"True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation" [Thomas Bailey Aldrich Ponkapog Papers]
"Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of others" [Walter Lippmann The Golden Rule and After]
Art
Art styles and movements
abstract expressionism, abstractionism, Art Deco, Arte Povera, Art Nouveau, Barbizon School, baroque, Der Blaue Reiter, Brücke, classicism, conceptual art, constructivism, cubism, Dada or Dadaism, De Stijl, divisionism, expressionism, Fauvism, futurism, Gothic, Impressionism, Jugendstil, mannerism, minimal art, modernism, Nabis, naturalism, Nazarene, neoclassicism, neoimpressionism, neoplasticism, op art, pointillism, pop art, postimpressionism, postmodernism, Pre-Raphaelite, realism, rococo, Romanesque, romanticism, Suprematism, surrealism, symbolism, synthetism, ukiyo-e, vorticism
abstract expressionism, abstractionism, Art Deco, Arte Povera, Art Nouveau, Barbizon School, baroque, Der Blaue Reiter, Brücke, classicism, conceptual art, constructivism, cubism, Dada or Dadaism, De Stijl, divisionism, expressionism, Fauvism, futurism, Gothic, Impressionism, Jugendstil, mannerism, minimal art, modernism, Nabis, naturalism, Nazarene, neoclassicism, neoimpressionism, neoplasticism, op art, pointillism, pop art, postimpressionism, postmodernism, Pre-Raphaelite, realism, rococo, Romanesque, romanticism, Suprematism, surrealism, symbolism, synthetism, ukiyo-e, vorticism
Art equipment
acrylic, airbrush, brush, canvas, chalk, charcoal, crayon, drawing paper, easel, fixative, glaze, ground, ink, lay figure, linseed oil, oil paint, paint, paintbox, paintbrush, palette, palette knife, pastel, pencil, sketchbook, spatula, spray gun, varnish, watercolour
acrylic, airbrush, brush, canvas, chalk, charcoal, crayon, drawing paper, easel, fixative, glaze, ground, ink, lay figure, linseed oil, oil paint, paint, paintbox, paintbrush, palette, palette knife, pastel, pencil, sketchbook, spatula, spray gun, varnish, watercolour
Translations
art1 [ɑːt]
A. N
1. (= painting etc) → arte m
the arts → las bellas artes
art for art's sake → el arte por el arte
work of art → obra f de arte
the arts → las bellas artes
art for art's sake → el arte por el arte
work of art → obra f de arte
2. (= skill) → arte m, habilidad f, destreza f; (= technique) → técnica f; (= knack) → maña f; (= gift) → don m, facilidad f
the art of embroidery → el arte del bordado
the art of persuasion/seduction → el arte de la persuasión/la seducción
see also fine 1
the art of embroidery → el arte del bordado
the art of persuasion/seduction → el arte de la persuasión/la seducción
see also fine 1
3. (Univ) Arts → Filosofía f y Letras
Faculty of Arts → Facultad f de Filosofía y Letras
see also bachelor, master
Faculty of Arts → Facultad f de Filosofía y Letras
see also bachelor, master
4. (= cunning) → arte m
B. CPD art collection N → colección f de arte
art college N → escuela f de Bellas Artes
art dealer N → marchante mf
art deco N → art decó m
art exhibition N → exposición f de arte
art form N → medio m de expresión artística
art gallery N (state-owned) → museo m (de arte); (private) → galería f de arte
art lover N → aficionado/a m/f al arte
art nouveau N → modernismo m
art paper N → papel m cuché
arts and crafts NPL → artesanías fpl
art school N → escuela f de Bellas Artes
Arts Council N (Brit) institución pública encargada de la promoción de la cultura y de las actividades artísticas
Arts degree N → licenciatura f en Letras
Arts student N → estudiante mf de Letras
art student N → estudiante mf de Bellas Artes
see also performance
art college N → escuela f de Bellas Artes
art dealer N → marchante mf
art deco N → art decó m
art exhibition N → exposición f de arte
art form N → medio m de expresión artística
art gallery N (state-owned) → museo m (de arte); (private) → galería f de arte
art lover N → aficionado/a m/f al arte
art nouveau N → modernismo m
art paper N → papel m cuché
arts and crafts NPL → artesanías fpl
art school N → escuela f de Bellas Artes
Arts Council N (Brit) institución pública encargada de la promoción de la cultura y de las actividades artísticas
Arts degree N → licenciatura f en Letras
Arts student N → estudiante mf de Letras
art student N → estudiante mf de Bellas Artes
see also performance
art [ˈɑːrt]
n
(= drawing, painting, sculpting etc)
arts npl
see arts
see arts
arts modif
see arts
art collection n → collection f d'œuvres d'art
art college n → école f des beaux-arts
see arts
art collection n → collection f d'œuvres d'art
art college n → école f des beaux-arts
art:
art:
art1
art gallery
n → Kunstgalerie f
art-house
art:
art paper
n → Kunstdruckpapier nt
art school
n → Kunstakademie or -hochschule f
art1
n
(= painting etc) → Kunst f; the arts → die schönen Künste; art for art’s sake → Kunst um der Kunst willen, Kunst als Selbstzweck; (slogan) → L’art pour l’art ? work N c
(= skill) → Kunst f; (= physical technique) → Geschick nt, → Kunst f; there’s an art to driving this car → es gehört ein gewisses Geschick dazu, mit diesem Auto zu fahren; there’s an art to it → das ist eine Kunst; the art of war/government → die Kriegs-/Staatskunst; the art of conversation/translation → die Kunst der Unterhaltung/Übersetzung; arts and crafts → Kunsthandwerk nt, → Kunstgewerbe nt
(= human endeavour) → Künstlichkeit f; unspoiled by art → unverbildet; are they the products of art or nature? → sind sie natürlich oder von Menschenhand geschaffen?; her beauty owes more to art than nature → sie verdankt ihre Schönheit mehr der Kunst als der Natur
arts (Univ) → Geisteswissenschaften pl; arts minister → Kulturminister(in) m(f); arts subject → geisteswissenschaftliches Fach ? bachelor, liberal arts
art [ɑːt]
1. n
2. adj → d'arte
n art [aːt]
1 painting and sculpture I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; (also adjective ) an art gallery, an art college. kuns فَن изкуство umění (výtvarné); umělecký kunst die Kunst τέχνη arte (kujutav) kunst هنر maalaus ja kuvanveisto art(s), beaux-arts אֳמָנוּת कला umjetnost művészet seni list arte 美術 미술 menas māksla; mākslas- seni kunst kunst(fag), forming sztuka arte (de) artă (plastică) искусство výtvarné umenie (likovna) umetnost umetnost konst ศิลปะ sanat 美術 мистецтво فن کاری ، مصوری mỹ thuật 美术
2 any of various creative forms of expression painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts. kuns فَن (الرَّسم، الموسيقى، الشِّعْر) изкуство umění kunstart die Kunst τέχνη arte kunst شاخه ها ی مختلف هنر taide art אֳמָנוּיוֹת कला की कोई विधा umjetnost művészet(i ág) seni list, listgrein arte 芸術 예술 menas, meno sritis māksla seni kunst kunst(art) sztuka, dziedzina sztuki arte artă искусство umenie umetnost umetnosti konst ผลงานทางศิลปะ sanat 藝術 вид мистецтва فنکارانہ تخلیق nghệ thuật 艺术
3 an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something the art of conversation/war. kuns مَهارَه умение dovednost, umění kunst die Kunst τέχνη, δεξιοτεχνία arte oskus, kunst مهارت taito art אָמָנוּת कौशल umijeće „tudomány” keahlian, kiat list arte 技術 기술 menas, sugebėjimas māksla; prasme kemahiran kunst kunst sztuka arte artă мастерство umenie spretnost umeće (veština) konst ทักษะทางศิลปะ usul, beceri 技術 уміння ہنر مندی ، فن tài riêng 技术
adj artful
clever; having a lot of skill (usually in a bad sense) an artful thief. vindingryk ماكِر، حاذِق، ماهِر хитрост rafinovaný, vynalézavý snedig; udspekuleret listig επιτήδειος, ικανός astuto; con artimaña osav زبردست؛ حیله گر kekseliäs rusé עַרמוּמִי चालाक prepreden ügyes cerdik, licin kænn, slægur astuto 巧妙な 기교가 풍부한 gudrus, apsukrus viltīgs; slīpēts licik gewiekst listig, slu przebiegły astuto viclean; abil хитроумный prefíkaný prekanjen vešt förslagen, slug มีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnaz, şeytan 狡猾的 спритний; хитрий کاریگری ma mãnh 狡猾的
adv artfully
vindingryk بِمَهارَة، بِفَنِّيَّه хитър obratně, rafinovaně snedigt; udspekuleret listig επιτήδεια astutamente; con mucha maña osavalt با هنرمندی ovelasti astucieusement בְּעָרְמָה कुशलतापूर्वक prepredeno ügyesen secara cerdik kænlega astutamente 巧みに 기교있게 gudriai viltīgi; slīpēti dengan liciknya gewiekst listig przebiegle astutamente cu viclenie хитроумно prefíkane prekanjeno vešto förslaget, slugt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazca 狡猾地 спритно فن کارانہ khéo léo 狡猾地
n artfulness
vindingrykheid فَنِّـيَّـه хитрост obratnost, rafinovanost snedighed; udspekulerethed die List επιτηδειότητα astucia; artimaña osavus هنرمندی oveluus astuce עָרְמָה कौशल prepredenost ügyesség kecerdikan kænska astuzia 巧妙さ 교묘함, 기교 gudrumas, apsukrumas viltība kelicikan gewiekstheid list, sluhet przebiegłość astúcia viclenie хитроумность prefíkanosť, ľstivosť zvijačnost veština förslagenhet, list ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık 狡猾 спритність فن کاری sự khéo léo 狡猾
n pl arts
(often with capital) languages, literature, history, as opposed to scientific subjects. kunste الآداب، المَواضيع الأدَبِيَّه художествен humanitní/společenské vědy humanistiske fag die Geisteswissenschaften (pl.) κλασικές επιστήμες Letras, Filosofía y Letras humanitaaralad کارهای هنری humanistiset tieteet lettres אָמָנוּיוֹת कला društve znanosti bölcsészet ilmu-ilmu sastra hugvísindi Lettere, materie umanistiche 人文科学 인문 과학 humanitariniai mokslai humanitārās zinātnes sastera letteren humanistiske fag nauki humanistyczne Letras domenii umaniste гуманитарные науки humanitné vedy humanistične vede društvene nauke (nasuprot prirodnim naukama), kao predmeti proučavanja u školi ili na fakultetu ämnen inom humanistiska fakulteten, humaniora ศิลปศาสตร์ sosyal bilimler 文科 гуманітарні науки فنون ، فنون لطیفہ môn nghệ thuật 文科
art → فن umění kunst Kunst τέχνη arte taide art umjetnost arte 美術 예술 kunst kunst sztuka arte искусство konst ศิลป sanat nghệ thuật 艺术
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