Definition of plastic art
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
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The first known use of plastic art was in 1624
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