plastic arts <p><span class="page">In general, refers to the visual arts as opposed to literature, poetry, or other writing. In a narrower sense, it sometimes refers to all visual arts concerned with three-dimensional objects, but not two-dimensional visual arts. For works made of the material plastic, use "plastic (organic material)."</span></p> <p><span class="page"><br />Source: Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus<br /></span></p> <p><span class="page">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300311925</span></p>