artist
noun
person who creates works of art
ADJ. gifted, great, talented | distinguished, established, famous, leading, major, successful, well-known | aspiring, budding, up-and-coming | struggling, unknown | amateur, professional | self-taught | serious He is a serious artist, and totally committed to his work.| local | female, woman | male | creative | real, true (figurative) My husband is a real artist in the kitchen.| abstract, avant-garde, commercial, conceptual, figurative, fine, graffiti, graphic, landscape, make-up, pavement, performance, pop/popular, scenic, visual, war, watercolour, wildlife | contemporary, living, modern, nineteenth-century, etc.
VERB + ARTIST commission In 1942 the city commissioned war artist John Piper to paint its bombed cathedral.| feature an exhibition featuring wildlife artist Emma Gray
ARTIST + VERB create sth, draw (sth), paint (sth), produce sth an artist who paints in oils| work artists who work in different media| exhibit sth, show sth Local watercolour artists are currently exhibiting their work in the town hall.
PHRASES an artist in residence the new artist in residence at the Tate Gallery
(alsoartiste) a professional entertainer
ADJ. guest The Blue Note Quartet will be the guest artists tomorrow night.| solo | recording | cabaret, escape, mime, music hall, rap, reggae, trapeze, variety
VERB + ARTIST feature The festival featured artists such John Mclaughlin and Russell Malone.
ARTIST + VERB perform (sth) | work
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