Oeuvre

<p>A <b>work of art</b>, <b>artwork</b>, <b>art piece</b>, <b>piece of art</b> or <b>art object</b> is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetics" title="Aesthetics">aesthetic</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_body" title="Physical body">physical item</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art" title="Art">artistic</a> creation. Apart from "work of art", which may be used of any work regarded as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art" title="Art">art</a> in its widest sense, including works from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">literature</a> and music, these terms apply principally to tangible, portable forms of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts" title="Visual arts">visual art</a>:</p>

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<li>An example of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_art" title="Fine art">fine art</a>, such as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting" title="Painting">painting</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture" title="Sculpture">sculpture</a></li>

<li>An object that has been designed specifically for its aesthetic appeal, such as a piece of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewelry" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a></li>

<li>An object that has been designed for aesthetic appeal as well as functional purpose, as in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_design" title="Interior design">interior design</a> and much <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_art" title="Folk art">folk art</a></li>

<li>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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">cultural</a> outsiders)</li>

<li>A non-ephemeral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photograph" title="Photograph">photograph</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film" title="Film">film</a> or visual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program" title="Computer program">computer program</a>, such as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video game</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_animation" title="Computer animation">computer animation</a></li>

<li>A work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Installation_art" title="Installation art">installation art</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art" title="Conceptual art">conceptual art</a>.</li>

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<p>Used more broadly, the term is less commonly applied to:</p>

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<li>A fine work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture" title="Architecture">architecture</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_design" title="Landscape design">landscape design</a></li>

<li>A production of live <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance" title="Performance">performance</a>, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater">theater</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet" title="Ballet">ballet</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_art" title="Performance art">performance art</a>, musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert" title="Concert">concert</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts" title="Performing arts">performing arts</a>, and other ephemeral, non-tangible creations.</li>

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<p>This article is concerned with the terms and concept as used in and applied to the visual arts, although other fields such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aural" class="mw-redirect" title="Aural">aural</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music" title="Music">music</a> and written word-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">literature</a> have similar issues and philosophies. The term <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objet_d%27art" title="Objet d'art">objet d'art</a></i> 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 <i><b>oeuvre</b></i> is used to describe the complete body of work completed by an artist throughout a career.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_of_art#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></p>