art
art for art's sake the idea that a work of art has no purpose beyond itself.
☞ This phrase is the slogan of artists who hold that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the individual artist who creates it.
be art and part of be an accessory or participant in; be deeply involved in.
☞ Be art and part of was originally a Scottish legal expression: art referred to the bringing about of an action and part to participation in it.
have something down to a fine art: seefine art.
the noble art: seenoble.
state of the art: seestate.