Noun
das Gesamtkunstwerk
Gesamtkunstwerk, total work of art (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts; a masterpiece)
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plural Gesamtkunstwerke
Meanings
Noun
- Gesamtkunstwerk, total work of art (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts; a masterpiece)
- a dazzling or flashy personality, particularly one who wears extraordinary clothes, piercings, tattoos, etc
- a place, scene, or idea, often seemingly chaotic, which is implied to have an underlying beauty
In a sentence
Mein Arbeitszimmer ist keine Müllhalde, das ist ein Gesamtkunstwerk.
My study is not a rubbish dump, it's a total work of art.
Forms
singular
das Gesamtkunstwerk
plural
die Gesamtkunstwerke