| 词组 | artist |
| 释义 | artist /ˈɑːtəst, ˈɑːtɪst $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [C] someone who produces art, especially paintings or drawingsadjectivesa famous/well-known artist The exhibition includes pictures by Andy Warhol and other famous artists.a great artist Picasso was the greatest artist of the 20th century.a major/important/leading artist Diego Rivera was one of Mexico’s leading artists of the time. | By this time she was recognized as a major artist.a distinguished artist (=respected by a lot of people) She was painted by several distinguished artists, including Gabriel Rossetti.a talented/gifted artist Her son is a talented young artist who hopes to study at the Royal College of Art.a living artist He is regarded as one of Germany’s most important living artists.a modern/contemporary artist Modern artists use a range of different art forms, including film and video.a male/female artist Tracey Emin is one of my favourite female artists – I love all her work.an amateur/professional artist The paintings are mostly by amateur artists.a fine artist (=one who creates works of art, not someone who does pictures for magazines, books etc) It is difficult for fine artists to make enough money to live on.a real/serious/true artist His paintings are very popular, but until now many art critics didn’t consider him to be a real artist.a struggling artist (=one who is trying to be successful) When I first met him, he was a struggling artist, and his pictures weren’t very expensive.an up-and-coming artist (=one who is likely to become successful) The show features work by up-and-coming artists from China.a local artist The show will feature works by local artists.THESAURUS: artist painter someone who paints pictures: The picture is by the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. | Sisley was mainly a landscape painter. | There was an exhibition of works by famous portrait painters. photographer someone who takes photographs, as an art or as a job: Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest photographers of all time. | Who was the photographer who took these pictures? | Ansel Adams is one of my favourite landscape photographers. | Richard Avedon is best known as a portrait photographer. | She worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue magazine. potter someone who makes pots or other objects from clay: In Spain, local potters produce ceramics with beautiful, brightly coloured designs.The word potter sounds rather ordinary. When people want to sound more artistic, they sometimes say ceramicist. sculptor someone who makes sculptures (=a work of art that is made from stone, metal, or wood): The museum has several pieces by the great English sculptor, Sir Henry Moore. performance artist someone who uses acting, dance, and other actions to create art that expresses an idea: We went to see a one-man show by the French performance artist, Orlan. |
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