artistic
Gifted with creativity
Artistic describes things related to art or showing creative skill and aesthetic sensibility.
An artistic temperament suggests sensitivity and imagination.
Someone artistic has talent for creating or appreciating visual art, music, or other creative work: She's always been the artistic one in the family.
Artistic can also mean aesthetically pleasing or done with flair: an artistic arrangement of flowers.
Source of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
visionary · unconventional · experimental · eclectic · spontaneous · intuitive · expressive · interpretive
Public exhibit space
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
collector · salon · atelier · bohemian · avant-garde · scene · community · tradition
Given as present
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
accomplished · talented · ability · aptitude · flair · knack · endowed · natural
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
landscape · still life · mural · fresco · mosaic · collage · installation · mixed media
Skilled way of performing
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
brushwork · draftsmanship · execution · handiwork · artisanship · workmanship · dexterity · finesse
Arranged elements forming whole
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
contrast · form · texture · elegance · beauty · style · taste · refinement
Complex psychological state
- passionIntense emotional drive
- intensityStrength or force level
- feelingSensed inner state
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
gesture · nuance · interpretation · voice · vision · statement · sensibility · evocative
Style prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
baroque · rococo · renaissance · classicism · romanticism · dadaism · futurism · minimalism
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
innovative · visionary · unconventional · experimental · eclectic · spontaneous · intuitive · expressive · interpretive · improvisational
museum
Public exhibit space
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
patronage · collector · salon · atelier · bohemian · avant-garde · scene · community · tradition · heritage
gifted
Given as present
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
masterful · accomplished · talented · ability · aptitude · flair · knack · endowed · natural · innate
painting
Pigment on canvas
portrait · landscape · still life · mural · fresco · mosaic · collage · installation · mixed media · printmaking
technique
Skilled way of performing
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- masteryComplete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
precision · brushwork · draftsmanship · execution · handiwork · artisanship · workmanship · dexterity · finesse · proficiency
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
proportion · contrast · form · texture · elegance · beauty · style · taste · refinement · sophistication
emotion
Complex psychological state
mood · gesture · nuance · interpretation · voice · vision · statement · sensibility · evocative · poignant
impressionism
Style prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
modernism · baroque · rococo · renaissance · classicism · romanticism · dadaism · futurism · minimalism · abstract expressionism
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- creative traitscreative, imaginative, inventive, innovative, original
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- Piscesfish symbol, fish, Neptune, water sign, water element
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
artisticuntalented
Lacking natural ability
inept · talentless · inartistic · unartistic · unskilled
artisticugly
Displeasing to look at
tasteless · inelegant · unaesthetic · crude · coarse
artisticmechanical
Operated by machinery
formulaic · unimaginative · paint-by-numbers · methodical · systematic
- martial artistCombat discipline practitioner
- artistic freedomRight to create unrestrained
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- artistic licenceCreative deviation from accuracy
- scam artistOne who defrauds others
- indie artistsSelf-managed creative performers
artist, artistry, artists, artistically, artiste, artistes, artistic license