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street art

street art noun: visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.

Noun

street art (uncountable)

  1. Visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
    • This summer over 50 outdoor street art shows will display the work of Michigan and out-of-state painters and craftsmen.1967, Michigan Challenge, page 22
    • There is a street art explosion in America today of unprecedented proportions. A few years ago a person seeking out street art would have had a long search with lean rewards. Since 1970, the situation has changed dramatically.1979, 1979 Catalog: Slides, Film, Video & Books, page 36
    Synonyms:
    urban art, guerrilla art

street art meaning in Malay

street art in Malay

visual art created in public space
seni jalanan

Synonyms of street art

  • urban art
  • guerrilla art

Origin of street art

Compound of street + art.

Words formed from street art

Questions about street art

What does street art mean?
Street art means visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
What is street art in Malay?
Street art in Malay is seni jalanan. See Street art meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is street art?
Street art is a noun.

Words near street art in the dictionary

  1. street appeal
  2. street apple
  3. street apples
  4. street Arab
  5. street Arabs
  6. street art
  7. street artist
  8. street artists
  9. street ball
  10. street BASIC
  11. street BASICs

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