The phrase "artful essay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an essay that is skillfully crafted, demonstrating creativity and finesse in writing.
Example: "Her artful essay captivated the audience with its eloquent prose and insightful analysis."
Alternatives: "skillful essay" or "crafty essay".
Over the next two decades, Croce crafted nearly three hundred artful essays on some of dancing's biggest talents, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Suzanne Farrell, Rudolf Nureyev, Twyla Tharp, and even the dance team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Here's something you don't see every day: Karl Hyde, he of shouty techno act Underworld, has gone off and made a rather moving, artful documentary essay about the Essex borderlands, following the route of the river Roding down to the docks on the Thames estuary.
In 2012, she published Artful, four essays – originally lectures that Smith gave at the University of Oxford – joined together by a fictional narrator, devastated by bereavement, who has found a slew of lecture notes left by his or her dead partner.
In 1996, Ingrid Sischy wrote an essay, "The Artful Dodger," about McQueen, which explored the appeal of his edgy, innovative designs: "Those fashion editors in the front row are going to have to hold on to their black shades," Alexander McQueen jokes, when asked about the spectacle he'll be putting on in a deconstructed Lower East Side synagogue this week.
Luckily, Alexander Sokurov got there first with his new cinematic essay, an artful construction of archival material and new footage that's expertly made to look old.
By Vinson Cunningham May 13 , 2016John D'Agata wants to redefine the essay as art for art's sake, but the American tradition is rooted in artful sermonizing and pathological point-making.
Today's highlights include Ali Smith, who will discuss her most recent books, Artful - a collection of essays - and Shire, an almost autobiographical blend of poetry and fiction; AC Grayling, who is presenting his new book The God Argument; and Melvyn Bragg, who will talk about Grace and Mary, his latest novel, which follows three generations of one family.
Artful, accessible, and analytical, their essays contribute to international dialogue, shape and frame national debates, and engage with enduring and fundamental questions.
