visual arts

American  

plural noun

1. the arts created primarily for visual perception, as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts.

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visual arts British  

plural noun

1. the arts of painting, sculpting, photography, etc, as opposed to music, drama, and literature

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Example Sentences

According to “Duet,” Eleanor Chan’s lively illustrated history of the bond between music and the visual arts, those underground shelters were not merely ancient art galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Chan cites these prehistoric connections as examples of how tightly humanity has entwined music into its visual arts.

From The Wall Street Journal

In turn, these visual arts—once we notice the connections—enlarge our understanding of music and its importance to society and the soul.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the other visual arts, photography nowadays is practiced by virtually everyone and, to a greater extent than the other visual arts, it is put to more uses than just aesthetic pleasure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duwaji graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University before earning a master's degree in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

From BBC