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Künstlerische

Künstlerische is a German term that functions primarily as an adjective meaning artistic or pertaining to art. It is routinely used to describe qualities, practices, or things related to the arts, such as in phrases like künstlerische Technik (artistic technique) or künstlerische Praxis (artistic practice). When used attributively before a feminine noun, the adjective takes the ending -e, as in künstlerische Gestaltung (artistic design).

In addition to its adjectival use, the word can be nominalized to a noun. In this form

Etymology and word family: Künstlerische derives from Kunst (art) with the standard German adjective-forming suffix -isch,

Usage and context: The term appears in academic, cultural, and professional contexts, including expressions such as

See also: Kunst, Künstler, Ästhetik, Kunstgeschichte.

it
is
capitalized:
das
Künstlerische.
As
a
noun,
it
refers
to
the
realm,
domain,
or
essence
of
art,
aesthetics,
or
artistic
activity—the
arts
in
a
broader
cultural
sense.
yielding
künstlerisch
(artistic).
The
related
noun
Künstler
means
artist,
and
the
broader
family
centers
on
the
domain
of
art
and
creative
activity.
The
term
is
part
of
a
common
set
of
expressions
connecting
art
to
education,
policy,
and
cultural
discourse.
Künstlerische
Bildung
(art
education),
Künstlerische
Freiheit
(artistic
freedom),
and
Künstlerische
Darstellung
(artistic
representation).
While
the
uninflected
form
künstlerisch
is
frequent
in
everyday
language,
the
capitalized
das
Künstlerische
is
used
when
the
word
functions
as
a
noun
referring
to
art
or
aesthetics.