artisticar‧tis‧tic /ɑːˈtɪstɪk $ ɑːr-/ ●●○ adjective 
artistic work Opinion about the artistic merit of his paintings has been mixed.2good at painting, drawing, or producing beautiful things: John is very artistic.3an artistic arrangement, design etc looks attractive and has been done with skill and imagination: food presented in an artistic way—artistically /-kli/ adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Chef Stroehl is known for the artistic presentation of his dishes.
- Creators of artistic works have a legal right to copyright.
- I love your Christmas decorations - they're very artistic.
- members of the artistic community
- She's creative, artistic, and temperamental.
- She described her mother as 'very intelligent and artistic'.
- That's a lovely picture - I never realized you were so artistic.
- The Czech Republic has a long artistic tradition.
- The director feared that business decisions would affect the film's artistic quality.
- The food was presented in an artistic way.
- His technical command of artistic processes never obscured his sense of humour.
- It's director says the artistic quality of productions is now at risk.
- One to deal with its mathematical, one with its philosophical and psychoanalytic, one with its artistic implications.
- Such critical perspectives suggest we are in the midst of a thoroughgoing overhaul of traditional ideas about artistic value and meaning.
- The artistic photographer should represent what he sees and no more, he insisted.
- What makes them different is their talent and their skills, without which our civilization would lose a priceless artistic heritage.
Longman Language Activatorgood at producing art
someone who is artistic is very good at drawing, painting, or sculpture: · She described her mother as 'very intelligent and artistic'.· That's a lovely picture - I never realized you were so artistic.
having a lot of imagination and able to think of new and original ideas in art, music, or literature: · We encourage the children to use their creative abilities.· Ed, you are so creative - where did you learn to draw like that?· Davis was one of the most creative jazz musicians of our time.
relating to art or culture relating to art: · The Czech Republic has a long artistic tradition.· In 1881 when the first moving pictures were shown to the public, it was hailed as an 'artistic revolution'.· The director feared that business decisions would affect the film's artistic quality.
relating to culture: · The Principal feels that cultural education is very important.· Baroque music was part of a broader cultural movement that affected all the arts.
thing/building also lovely especially British use this about a thing or building that looks extremely good, and gives you a feeling of pleasure: · "Do you like the house?" "Like it? It's beautiful!"· Thanks for the flowers - they're lovely!· This is one of Europe's loveliest churches.
use this about an object that is small and delicate, or things in your home such as curtains and carpets: · The room was decorated with pretty wallpaper with yellow flowers on it.· What a pretty watch!
very beautiful and very impressive - use this about a large and impressive building or piece of furniture, especially an old one: · The room was dominated by a magnificent four-poster bed.· a magnificent 15th century castle
extremely beautiful and of the highest quality: · The lilies we got from the flower market were absolutely superb.· a superb collection of Chinese porcelain· In the center of the crown is a superb diamond.
especially British, spoken use this about a beautiful thing that you admire very much: · I love your dress! It's such a gorgeous colour!· The apartment had been furnished in rich, deep colors and gorgeous fabrics.
very beautiful - use this about jewellery or other things that have been designed with a lot of care and made with a lot of skill: · an exquisite handcarved ivory brooch· The sets and costumes for the dance performance were exquisite.
use this about a building, a piece of furniture, or a piece of clothing that is beautifully designed in a simple but usually expensive way: · We first met him at an elegant hotel in the uptown district of Manhattan.· an elegant rosewood dining table· She was wearing an elegant black suit.
pleasant to look at: · Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.· This attractive book is an ideal gift for any young baseball fan.
especially British pleasant to look at: · The dress was such a lovely colour, a deep blue that really suited her.· It was a lovely big house with a big garden out the back.
written something such as a building, piece of furniture, or work of art that is splendid is beautiful and impressive: · In the centre of the room was a splendid 18th century oak table.· Wealthy nobles inhabited splendid villas in the surrounding countryside.
something that is stunning is very beautiful so that everyone notices and admires it: · Rafaella wore a stunning white satin wedding gown.· Knox's metal statues are stunning.
an arrangement, design etc that is artistic looks attractive and has been done with skill and imagination: · I love your Christmas decorations - they're very artistic.· The food was presented in an artistic way.
dressed, arranged, decorated etc in a beautiful way · This is a beautifully illustrated book.· The flowers were placed in a beautifully decorated vase.· "What do you think about the garden?" "You've done it beautifully!"
in a way that is pleasant to look at: · Helen is always prettily dressed.· Marie arranged the radishes prettily on a plate.
in a way that makes something very pleasant to look at, especially in order to make people want it: · We hope to sell goods by packaging them attractively.· All her friends were younger, prettier and more attractively dressed.
in a beautiful way that is simple, but usually expensive: · Tom's mother was an elegantly dressed gray-haired woman.· The bedroom was elegantly decorated with deep-blue and gold wallpaper.
in a very delicate, careful, and beautiful way: · In the box was a pair of exquisitely shaped old earrings.· The tiny china doll was exquisitely ornate.
in a way that looks attractive and has been done with a lot of skill and imagination: · Red and blue flowers were artistically arranged to form a pattern.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES readers of a more literary bent a job for which artistic flair is essential Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.
· You do not need to have any artistic ability.
readers of a more literary bent (=person who controls which plays a theatre produces and how they are produced)· The artistic director announced that a new play would be staged next month.
(=expressing something through art)· He firmly believes there are not enough outlets for artistic expression in our society.
a job for which artistic flair is essential (=freedom to create anything as an artist)· Banning the film would be an unacceptable restriction on artistic freedom.
(also aesthetic ideals formal)· His father had given up artistic ideals in pursuit of money.
(=which inspires someone to produce a work of art)· Writers are always looking for new sources of inspiration.
(=the qualities that make something good as a piece of art)· What are the artistic merits of this statue?
· It was at school that Brian’s musical talents were spotted.
· His musical tastes changed radically.
Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.· As he grew up, he displayed artistic tendencies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· But it feels that the modern men have expanded comics, made them somehow more artistic.· If you have become disenchanted with the run of the mill, go into something more artistic or unorthodox.· But the Fraumanster's appeal is more artistic than historic.· Had so much more artistic experience.
NOUN· You do not need any artistic ability as the package itself can be trusted to take all the important design decisions.· I found it difficult to take a rubbing so, despite my lack of artistic ability, I've drawn a sketch.· I like using my artistic ability 22.· The artistic ability of John Harden is rarely remarked on but Green often enjoyed music in his company.· But ten years later, his exceptional artistic ability has finally been rewarded.
· During all this time, however, his artistic achievement continued in private.· Each nominee received a certificate from academy president Arthur Hiller in recognition of his or her artistic achievements.· National or political fervour can alternatively be the motor force of remarkable artistic achievements.· We have assumed that stylistics investigates the relation between the writer's artistic achievement, and how it is achieved through language.· I suspect they award points for skill in flying and for artistic achievement too!
· Given the nature of the project, Pontus Hulten was an obvious choice to direct the artistic activities of the new Kunsthalle.· To prevent change, the Guardians control all artistic activities to keep out subversive new ideas.· The present exhibition covers thirty years of artistic activity concentrating on the different themes which have marked his career.
· Throughout history football has been the favoured sport of the artistic community.· She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance.· The reactionary tendencies aside, the artistic community did not have to deal with such disputes.· The paucity of resources, the lack of an intellectual and artistic community in the institute made conditions intolerable.
· The issue of artistic control was as vexed at the majors as it was at indies.· It gave Raymond Cusick a far greater guarantee of artistic control over the series.· However, the vastly differing agendas of the majors and the indies affected questions of artistic control in differing ways.· Unfortunately Lester did not have complete artistic control over the picture.· Verity Lambert would have artistic control over, and generally the casting vote in any decisions about, the programme.
· Imagination and artistic creation are also, according to a strict interpretation of Freudian theory, neurotic symptoms.· What it feels like is a process of artistic creation.· In a sense, Van Gogh's life is itself an artistic creation.· Shakespeare's poet is in a frenzy, possessed by the spirit of artistic creation.· In either case, each is considered indivisible as an artistic creation.· What of artistic creation as opposed to contemplation?· It also has the reverential, quasi-mystical approach to artistic creation which always seems to go down well with critics.
· Much of this artistic creativity was more innovative than before.
· Physical closeness in the temple workshops may have stimulated friendly rivalry to produce ever-finer works and thus stimulated technical and artistic development.
· The age of those mighty, entrepreneurial artistic directors has probably come to an end.· Not unnaturally, its organiser, Paul Onoratini, and its artistic director, Rene· The Alley has undergone a rebirth under Boyd, who became artistic director in 1989.· A couple of moments do flag, but Millennium artistic director John Gunn mostly keeps his actors moving briskly through their paces.
· Somiryon practises and promotes realism in art and campaign for freedom of artistic expression.· Every manner of artistic expression, every experiment, however imaginative, however preposterous or outrageous, was now permissible.· On the other hand, these laws have the potential to suppress worthwhile literary and artistic expression.· But capturing a scenic landscape wasn't always Dunn's main means of artistic expression.· You believe that artistic expression involves some kind of radical transformation.· Creativity/spirituality: no outlet for artistic expression, religious beliefs, humanitarian ideals. 17.· This worries me a little, possibly because it lacks any of those conceits of artistic expression which my vanity holds so dearly.· If I explain, the artistic expression is destroyed.
· When it comes to styling, artistic flair and imagination are essential.
· Or to put it differently, he saw in nature a storehouse of artistic forms.· A sociology of culture must further and most obviously concern itself with specific artistic forms.· Folk-song is the direct ancestor of lyric poetry, and the simplest artistic form that unites the Apolline and the Dionysiac.· This combination of differing cultures creates a surprising and most successful artistic form.
· If western critics can be said to have had a unifying credo, then this was the constant stress on artistic freedom.· Traditional quilts combine the discipline of pattern with the artistic freedom to choose color and scale.· It stands at the pinnacle of notions of individual self-expression and artistic freedom.· Many other directors also began to view such demands as an imposition upon their artistic freedom.· Not withstanding his attempts to appease conservative critics, Mr Frohnmayer's aversion to placing any restrictions on artistic freedom was increasingly apparent.· A cautious optimism spread within the liberal intelligentsia, and the writers, especially, initiated calls for greater artistic freedom.
· This struggle with adversity and the resulting self-imposed isolation came to be seen as criteria for artistic genius.· He had seen the reflected glory of kings and princes, experienced the artistic genius of the Renaissance.· She was convinced of her own artistic genius and perpetually dissatisfied with the quality of recognition she received.
· Pegasus, the winged horse, has always been equated with artistic inspiration.
· Jean-Claude may have had artistic integrity on his side but he did not have a legal leg to stand on.· But they can not touch the dazzling artistic integrity of the female performances.· It is a feat of storytelling that is carried off with tremendous poise and unobtrusive artistic integrity.· The equation of balancing artistic integrity with commercial considerations is further influenced by the relationship of artist to patron and public.· Pukhov, a careerist painter, sacrifices his artistic integrity by cynically painting potboilers to please factory and party committees.
· There's nothing wrong with a bit of artistic licence, of course.
· Huguenots brought their skills to augment those of Zurich's own craftsmen, and other refugees enriched its artistic life.· Literary and artistic life was confined to this small circle.
· But Sophie Ryder is a sculptor who finds artistic merit in the more mundane aspects of rural life.· Membership of East Berlin's Akademie depended on government approval more than on artistic merit.· Does An exact copy of a Michelangelo statue lose artistic merit because it doesn't have his name on it.· The fifty-year-old display area is now to be replaced with a new space of suitably high artistic merit.
· Unique spectacle means a lot at this festival, but is hardly ever at the expense of artistic quality.· It's director says the artistic quality of productions is now at risk.· Drawings are prepared for most designs and drawings are protected by copyright as artistic works, irrespective of artistic quality.· Individual craft items with a discernible artistic quality will be covered by copyright.
· Ehret senior possessed some artistic skill and he encouraged his son in both pursuits, urging him to travel.· If you use their approach, you can create original, effective and unique sites with little or no artistic skills.· Mathematical skills will also be important here, although artistic skills are not particularly necessary.· These deal in simple concepts and require no artistic skills to operate and relatively little training or backup.
· Club owner Sergei Lissovsky is well aware that most of his performers are lacking in artistic talent.· In many ways, this was a good decision, mainly because I have no artistic talent.· Birch showed considerable mechanical and artistic talent at an early age.· His artistic talent combines with a wry humour - a man on a toilet is hidden in each of the intricate drawings.
· Gould's time was too precious and his ambition too overriding to allow him a thought for artistic temperament.· Movie films always run over budget because the artistic temperament is impatient with detail.· An alert artistic temperament is the first requirement for the creation of these so impressive two dimensional figures.· People with artistic temperaments are rarely practical with money and are easy to rip-off.· She is just the sort of girl to stimulate the artistic temperament.· Perhaps it was her artistic temperament - it was impossible to know for certain.· He made no bones about displaying his artistic temperament.
· Their ability to shock was based on a calculated rejection of exhausted artistic values.· Such critical perspectives suggest we are in the midst of a thoroughgoing overhaul of traditional ideas about artistic value and meaning.
· Private rituals of artistic work, including setting aside time and space to work, preparation of materials, procedure for work.· They were judged by degree of difficulty, artistic work and other standards, said Bud Harbin, festival chairman.· Artists obtain certain rights, collectively known as copyright, on the origination of any artistic work.· Her extant artistic works include a number of miniatures and paintings, notably her illustrated breviary.
· It is highly unlikely that semiconductor designs will be considered to be artistic works.· Her extant artistic works include a number of miniatures and paintings, notably her illustrated breviary.· His assertion is that our ancestors were too stupid to have created the most impressive of surviving ancient architectural and artistic works.· Drawings are prepared for most designs and drawings are protected by copyright as artistic works, irrespective of artistic quality.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- After several days however, with nobody apprehended, the papers indulged in a little poetic licence.
- It's rite. i REpeat when i liKe. i have poetic licence! don't question me????
- The film is but one version of some horrifying events, and stretched poetic licence to the extreme.
- There's nothing wrong with a bit of artistic licence, of course.
- Thomas Deloney may have used a little poetic licence to embroider a good yarn.
- Wilde took poetic licence to the extreme, for the true story is much more down to earth.
- In Phoenix any aggressive tendencies were dampened by the location of these agencies within a government structure that frowned on federal aid.
- Its sedative effects were valued, but sometimes progressed to pathological depression with suicidal tendencies, so its use was limited.
- Learning theories have been much more important in positivist theorising about the acquisition of criminal tendencies.
- Most probably, if had not been articulated in times of war these artistic tendencies would have simply been considered marginal.
- The Asiaticus does not appear to have any aggressive tendencies and appears to be equally active during the day and night.
- The rumbling row with the unions over ending the block vote is a classic example of its suicidal tendencies.
- Through a series of flashbacks, Judith's past is gradually explored, and you begin to take her suicidal tendencies seriously.
WORD FAMILYnounartartistartistryadjectiveartisticartyadverbartistically
1relating to art or culture: artistic work Opinion about the artistic merit of his paintings has been mixed.2good at painting, drawing, or producing beautiful things: John is very artistic.3an artistic arrangement, design etc looks attractive and has been done with skill and imagination: food presented in an artistic way—artistically /-kli/ adverb