folk art

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folk art Meaning of "folk art"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society

Usage(s):

  1. Hotrods are homemade subversions of the existing order, mechanical folk art.
  2. His death inspired many associates--most notably Cleve Jones, who later envisioned the greatest work of American folk art, the AIDS quilt.
  3. Word loading, after all, is not a recognized scholarly discipline, merely a folk art.
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