ˈɑːtˌwɜːk ˈɑɹtˌwɝk ˈɡɹæfɪks ˈpɹaʊɪs ˈpɹaʊəs the creation of beautiful or significant things art does not need to be innovative to be good I was never any good at art he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully the products of human creativity; works of art collectively an art exhibition a collection of fine art a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation the art of conversation it's quite an art photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book