A work of art , artwork , art piece , piece of art or art object is an artistic creation of aesthetic value. Except for "work of art", which may be used of any work regarded as art in its widest sense, including works from literature and music , these terms apply principally to tangible, physical forms of visual art :
15-475: [REDACTED] Look up oeuvre , œuvre , or Œuvre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oeuvre(s) or Œuvre(s) may refer to: A work of art ; or, more commonly, the body of work of a creator Books [ edit ] L'Œuvre , a novel by Émile Zola Œuvres , a work by Emil Cioran Œuvres , a work by Auguste Brizeux Oeuvres ,
30-697: A constant meaning, but their meanings are fashioned by humans in the context of their culture, as they have the ability to make things mean or signify something. A prime example of this theory are the Readymades of Marcel Duchamp . Marcel Duchamp criticized the idea that the work of art must be a unique product of an artist's labour or skill through his "readymades": "mass-produced, commercially available, often utilitarian objects" to which he gave titles, designating them as artwork only through these processes of choosing and naming. Artist Michael Craig-Martin , creator of An Oak Tree , said of his work – "It's not
45-437: A novel by Émile Zola Œuvres , a work by Emil Cioran Œuvres , a work by Auguste Brizeux Oeuvres , a work by Laurent Pariente See also [ edit ] Chef d'œuvre or masterpiece, a creation that has been given much critical praise Hors d'oeuvre , a small dish served before, i.e., "outside the work" of, the courses of a meal Œuvres Completes , a work by Georges Bataille Œuvres Completes ,
60-466: A physical existence as an " oil painting on canvas" that is separate from its identity as a masterpiece "work of art" or the artist's magnum opus . Many works of art are initially denied "museum quality" or artistic merit, and later become accepted and valued in museum and private collections. Works by the Impressionists and non-representational abstract artists are examples. Some, such as
75-409: A symbol. I have changed the physical substance of the glass of water into that of an oak tree. I didn't change its appearance. The actual oak tree is physically present, but in the form of a glass of water." Some art theorists and writers have long made a distinction between the physical qualities of an art object and its identity-status as an artwork. For example, a painting by Rembrandt has
90-474: A work by Alexis de Tocqueville Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame , a Strasbourg museum also called Oeuvre Notre-Dame Théâtre de l'Œuvre , a Parisian playhouse Œuvre de secours aux enfants , a World War II-era humanitarian organisation Catalogue raisonné , a complete enumeration of an artist's oeuvre The Complete Works (disambiguation) Collected works (disambiguation) Opus (disambiguation) Louvre (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
105-434: A work by Laurent Pariente See also [ edit ] Chef d'œuvre or masterpiece, a creation that has been given much critical praise Hors d'oeuvre , a small dish served before, i.e., "outside the work" of, the courses of a meal Œuvres Completes , a work by Georges Bataille Œuvres Completes , a work by Louis Racine Œuvres Completes , a work by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Œuvres Completes ,
120-585: A work by Louis Racine Œuvres Completes , a work by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Œuvres Completes , a work by Alexis de Tocqueville Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame , a Strasbourg museum also called Oeuvre Notre-Dame Théâtre de l'Œuvre , a Parisian playhouse Œuvre de secours aux enfants , a World War II-era humanitarian organisation Catalogue raisonné , a complete enumeration of an artist's oeuvre The Complete Works (disambiguation) Collected works (disambiguation) Opus (disambiguation) Louvre (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
135-419: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages oeuvre [REDACTED] Look up oeuvre , œuvre , or Œuvre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oeuvre(s) or Œuvre(s) may refer to: A work of art ; or, more commonly, the body of work of a creator Books [ edit ] L'Œuvre ,
150-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Work of art Used more broadly, the term is less commonly applied to: This article is concerned with the terms and concepts 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. The term objet d'art
165-451: Is professionally determined or otherwise considered to fulfill a primarily independent aesthetic function. A singular art object is often seen in the context of a larger art movement or artistic era , such as: a genre , aesthetic convention , culture , or regional-national distinction. It can also be seen as an item within an artist's "body of work" or oeuvre . The term is commonly used by museum and cultural heritage curators ,
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#1732791941178180-417: Is reserved to describe works of art that are not paintings, prints, drawings or large or medium-sized sculptures, or architecture (e.g. household goods, figurines, etc., some purely aesthetic, some also practical). The term oeuvre is used to describe the complete body of work completed by an artist throughout a career. A work of art in the visual arts is a physical two- or three- dimensional object that
195-1005: The interested public, the art patron -private art collector community, and art galleries . Physical objects that document immaterial or conceptual art works, but do not conform to artistic conventions, can be redefined and reclassified as art objects. Some Dada and Neo-Dada conceptual and readymade works have received later inclusion. Also, some architectural renderings and models of unbuilt projects, such as by Vitruvius , Leonardo da Vinci , Frank Lloyd Wright , and Frank Gehry , are other examples. The products of environmental design , depending on intention and execution, can be "works of art" and include: land art , site-specific art , architecture , gardens , landscape architecture , installation art , rock art , and megalithic monuments . Legal definitions of "work of art" are used in copyright law; see Visual arts § United States of America copyright definition of visual art . Theorists have argued that objects and people do not have
210-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oeuvre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oeuvre&oldid=798225059 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
225-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oeuvre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oeuvre&oldid=798225059 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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