How to Use folk art in a Sentence

folk art

noun
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  • There’s a folk art train from about the ’30s in the windowsill, and the kitchen table was a made from a piano.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Is the selfie a blight on the cultural landscape or a new form of folk art?
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Her particular style of folk art has stood the test of time.
    — Cincinnati.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • There’s been a lot of growth in attention to and collection of folk art in the past few years.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Maria stands for folk traditions, folk arts, the ways of her people.
    — John Timpane, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • In part, this fresh eye came from my limited knowledge of folk art.
    — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Medieval painting, and usually folk art, are the holding-the-breath kind.
    — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Years ago, an appraiser had come to look and figured the collection might be worth $10 a piece as folk art.
    — Kirk Johnson, New York Times, 24 June 2018
  • And just five miles from downtown, Glass Outhouse Art Gallery has some of the most unique pieces of artwork and folk art you’re bound to see dotting the landscape.
    — Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024
  • The app ecosystem is creating the next iteration of folk art, in a way.
    — Taishi Fukuyama, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Devil in the details The red painted board, a devil trapped inside a bottle, is folk art by T. Brown.
    — As Told To Patricia R. Olsen, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Dia de los Muertos folk art skulls and figurines were safely locked behind a glass case.
    — Brian Melley, ajc, 13 June 2021
  • This time, a new work would be the centerpiece of the gallery wall: a woman in folk art garb made trippy by op-artist Victor Vasarely.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2020
  • It was placed there by a Swedish immigrant, and through endurance and default, became folk art.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Explore Polish folk art and learn to make unique handmade Christmas cards.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Gierosky’s art is also on display at her private gallery, along with original folk art from around the world.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The show has 100 exhibitors of fine and affordable antiques, Americana, folk art, fine art, and prints.
    — Laura Fenton, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2012
  • The hour-long event helps educate kids 2-5 about Japanese folk art, craft and design.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • San Diego is the second stop of the quilt’s tour of 20 cities, where people are still designing and stitching more panels to add to the collective piece of folk art.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The unique quilting style of a group of residents has been recognized as an important form of folk art.
    — Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, 1 June 2020
  • The design, by Incienso de Santa Fe, is a nod to the folk art style of the region, with its red-rock color and protruding wood beams.
    — Bryan Fountain, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2019
  • Across town at a folk art center in North London, Mr. Ward rehearsed with his orchestra.
    — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • The event also boasts a live animal show, free kids’ activities, a book fair and folk arts and crafts vendors.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This love for folk art and the nontraditional crafts can be seen in the pieces from his collection that are also on display.
    — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 28 June 2019
  • Nearby is the renowned Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, where duck decoys, folk art and fine art are displayed.
    — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This year’s pendant is inspired by Hellenic folk art and national costumes from the North of Greece, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2019
  • Works of native folk art, such as dolls and other paintings, are also displayed in cases around the restaurant.
    — Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Craig accumulated a large amount of folk art and outsider art.
    — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021
  • Rooms have bay windows, pine wood floors, and American folk art motifs, while bathrooms have handpainted tiles.
    — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2024
  • Kahlo is depicted almost as a folk art icon, a righteous image intended for private veneration and small enough to be held in the hands.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024

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