Someone who is arty seems very interested in drama, film, music, poetry, or painting. People often describe someone as arty when they want to suggest that the person is pretentious.
[informal]
Didn't you find her a little bit too arty?
...an arty French film.
Synonyms: artistic, arty-farty [informal], arty-crafty [informal] More Synonyms of arty
arty in British English
(ˈɑːtɪ) or US artsy
adjectiveWord forms: artier or artiest
informal
having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards