Main Entry: art form

Function: noun

Date: 1868

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>