A Work of Art, Artwork, Art piece, or Art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation. The term "a work of art" can apply to:

• an example of fine art such as a painting or sculpture
• a fine work of architecture or landscape design
• an object that has been designed specifically for its aesthetic appeal, such as a piece of jewellery
• an object that has been designed for aesthetic appeal as well as functional purpose, such as a table lamp
• a photograph, film or visual computer program
• a work of conceptual art or performance art
• a production of live performance such as theater, ballet or opera

The term "Objets d′art" can be a synonym, a popularized version for interior design commerce, or a vulgarism of pretension. This article is concerned with the "work of art" term and concept as used in and applied to the Visual arts, although other fields such as aural-music and written word-literature have similar issues and philosophies.

Etymology

art +‎ work.

artwork (countable and uncountable; plural artworks)

1. A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
   • 2000, Jerold S. Kayden, Privately Owned Public Space: the New York City Experience:

     The most distinctive physical atribute of the space is the bright red metal sculpture that resembles one of Claes Oldenburg's oversized clothespins, only slightly deconstructed. The artwork may be enjoyed on its own terms, but ...

2. (uncountable) Artistic work.
3. (uncountable, reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work.

   The text has been reviewed, but the photographer hasn't delivered some of the artwork.

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