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

Some were pieces of plastic art with fanciful illustrations on them, and some were actual keys, like the one from The Beverly Hills Hotel. — Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plastic art

• counterpart
• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart