folk art
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noun
artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as highly decorative design, bright bold colors, flattened perspective, strong forms in simple arrangements, and immediacy of meaning.
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Origin of folk art
First recorded in 1920–25
OTHER WORDS FROM folk art
folk-art, adjectivefolk artist, nounWords nearby folk art
-folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone, Folketing, folk etymology, folkie
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British Dictionary definitions for folk art
folk art
noun
the visual arts, music, drama, dance, or literature originating from, or traditional to, the common people of a country
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