visual art

English

Noun

visual art (plural visual arts)

1. An art form intended to be appreciated or perceived primarily by sight, such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.

Usage notes

• Often used as a plurale tantum in the form visual arts.

Related terms

• plastic arts
• performance art

Translations

art appreciated by sight

• Finnish: kuvataide (fi)
• French: art visuel (fr) m
• Indonesian: seni rupa (id)
• Malay: seni visual (ms)