The phrase "art of shaping" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the skill or technique involved in forming or influencing something, whether it be physical objects, ideas, or experiences.
Example: "The art of shaping clay requires both patience and creativity to achieve the desired form."
Alternatives: "skill of molding" or "craft of forming".
Add it up and the art of shaping shots both ways will be rewarded.
If architecture is the art of shaping physical space to meet human needs and aspirations, then organizational architecture is the art of shaping "behavioral" space to meet the needs and aspirations of a business.
The fine art of shaping the human material for a dinner party has always stumped me, perhaps because human beings are far less reliable than food.
Indeed, Mr. McCrary was his own fable, a publicist's publicist, proud of his expertise in the uncertain and sometimes volatile art of shaping public opinion.
That could solve some tricky problems in medicinal chemistry, which is the art of shaping molecules so they do exactly what's wanted in the body, and nothing that isn't.
Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election, Russia practiced the art of shaping political events abroad through its well-honed active measures program, which employs an array of technical capabilities, information operations and old-fashioned human intelligence spycraft.
The all-but-lost art of shape-note hymn singing will return next Sunday for its third annual Connecticut Convention.
The more austere are the work of well-known surfers who also excelled at the aerodynamic art of board shaping like Herbie Fletcher, Joel Tudor, Matt Kivlin and Donald Takayama.
My project addresses this lacuna by exploring the use of public art to shape the distinctive character of Siena's revamped topography.
But the natural materials needed — like rice husks or tree paste to make the bricks impermeable — have become so expensive that the art of hand-shaping the bricks almost died out.
But the art of hand-shaping a surfboard has not been lost.
