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artistic expression
UK/ɑːˈtɪstɪk ɪkˈspreʃən/US/ɑrˈtɪstɪk ɪkˈspreʃən/ar·TIS·tic ex·PRES·sion
The way people show ideas or feelings through art (painting, music, writing, etc.).
Examples
“Many artists argue that artistic expression should not be censored.”
“Street art is a form of artistic expression that often reflects social issues.”
“Schools encourage students' artistic expression through after-school clubs.”
Band 8 sentence
“Legislation that defends artistic expression plays a crucial role in a democratic society by allowing dissenting voices to be heard.”
Collocations
- freedom of artistic expression
- restrict artistic expression
- protect artistic expression
Word family
Common mistakes
art expression→artistic expression
artistic expressions→artistic expression
protect the artistic expression→protect artistic expression
Say it for a higher band
5art expression→6creative expression→7+artistic expression
Synonyms
creative expression
Easily confused
creative expression
“The mural was praised as a powerful example of creative expression in the neighbourhood.”
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