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

Over the years, some players have chosen to make this rapport vaguely, hilariously antagonistic, and while players like James Acaster may have been the trailblazers in this respect, Sophie Duker elevated it to an art form. —Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026

Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, presented the Luminary Award to Copeland with a stirring tribute that truly underscored her importance as someone who is not only a master of her art form, but a cultural ambassador for it as well. —Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Galicia has shown his work in Chicago, Tucson, Philadelphia, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has since expanded his art form to include tattoos. —Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026

Recognized as the official state handcraft of South Carolina since 2006, this coastal art form has endured for over 300 years and remains a cornerstone of the Gullah. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for art form

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform