From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishartyart‧y /ˈɑːti $ ˈɑːrti/ British English, artsy /ˈɑːtsi $ ˈɑːrt-/ American English adjective1ART/CULTUREsomeone who is arty knows a lot about art, film, theatre etc – often used to show disapproval
He was one of those arty types.2intended for, or used by people who are interested in art, film, theatre etc
an arty film
Paris’s arty Marais districtExamples from the Corpusarty• He probably comes across as arty and a bitcareless, but it's much worse than that.• That orangedress would be lovely at a party, but it makes you look a bit arty and hippy.• Filmgoers, unfortunately, are subjected to the unnecessarytrauma of seeing the brutalcrimedepicted from artycamera angles.• It's a cooldrinkingvenue, with a noir dress codeobserved by the artycrowd and staff.• Jake's having a party for all his arty friends.• Major and I were great pals; he thought I was the farthest thing from an arty type.• Phil goes out to dig Denver and gets hung-up with arty types.
