Meaning & use
cityscape art
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Meaning
noununcountable
A style or genre of visual art that shows views of cities, especially their buildings, streets, and skylines.
Grammar: Uncountable when talking about the genre in general; countable when referring to a specific work: 'a cityscape art piece' is less common than 'a cityscape'.
Patterns
- cityscape art in the style of
- a piece of cityscape art
The gallery's new exhibition focuses on cityscape art from the early twentieth century.
She studied cityscape art in Paris, painting the rooftops and bridges.
Cityscape art often captures the energy and chaos of urban life.
Common combinations
- modern cityscape art
- Modern cityscape art often uses photography and digital techniques.
- cityscape art exhibition
- The museum is hosting a cityscape art exhibition this summer.
- a piece of cityscape art
- He bought a piece of cityscape art for his office.
- cityscape art scene
- The cityscape art scene in Berlin is vibrant and experimental.
Synonyms and how they differ
- urban landscape art
- A broader term that can include parks and suburbs, not just dense city views.
- townscape art
- Often used for smaller towns or historical views, while cityscape art usually suggests a large city.
Opposites
Word family
- cityscape noun
- A view or picture of a city; the base word without 'art'.
- cityscapist noun
- An artist who specializes in cityscape art (rare).
Commonly confused: cityscape art or cityscape?
cityscape art vs cityscape
A cityscape is the actual view or a single picture; cityscape art is the genre or style of making such pictures.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'cityscape art' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 1 uses 'cityscape art' as an uncountable genre noun, which is correct. Option 0 uses 'cityscape art' to mean a physical view, which should be just 'cityscape'. Option 2 uses 'a cityscape art' as a countable noun, but the countable form is 'a cityscape' or 'a piece of cityscape art'. Option 3 uses a plural verb with an uncountable noun.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cityscape art”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.