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A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an aesthetic physical item or artistic creation. Apart from "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, portable forms of visual art: *An example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture *An object that has been designed specifically for its aesthetic appeal, such as a piece of jewelry *An object that has been designed for aesthetic appeal as well as functional purpose, as in interior design and much folk art *An object created for principally or entirely functional, religious or other non-aesthetic reasons which has come to be appreciated as art (often later, and/or by cultural outsiders) *A non-ephemeral photograph, film or visual computer program, such as a video game or computer animation *A work of installation art or conceptual art. Used more broadly, the term is less commonly applied to: *A fine work of architecture or landscape design *A production of live performance, such as theater, ballet, opera, performance art, musical concert and other performing arts, and other ephemeral, non-tangible creations. This article is concerned with the terms 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. The term ''objet d'art'' 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.〔(Oeuvre ) Merriam Webster Dictionary , Accessed April 2011〕 ==Definition== A ''work of art'' in the visual arts is a physical two- or three- dimensional object that is professionally determined or other wise 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, 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「work of art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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