Common Mistakes : Artistic

 adjective

.BAD: The country’s artistic treasures should be left where they are

.GOOD: The country’s art treasures should be left where they are

.BAD: Students coming from artistic schools can join the Academy of Arts

.GOOD: Students coming from art schools can join the Academy of Arts

artistic = (1) showing the skill or imagination of an artist

.Both my parents were highly imaginative and artistic

artistic = (2) connected with art or artists

.His paintings have little artistic merit

.art = things produced by artists such as paintings and sculptures

This word is used as a noun and to modify another noun

.The portrait is a fine example of early Renaissance art

.She owns one of the finest art collections in Europe