visual art

noun

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

Meanings

nounvisual art (plural visual arts)

plural visual arts

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

Translations

Finnish kuvataide
  • kuvataideart appreciated by sight
French art visuel
  • art visuelart appreciated by sight
Indonesian seni rupa
  • seni rupaart appreciated by sight
Malay seni visual
  • seni visualart appreciated by sight
Cite this entry
APA

visual art. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20art

MLA

“visual art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20art. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visual art,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20art.

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