Artwork vs. Art

Artwork vs. Art — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Artwork and Art

Artworknoun

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art

Artnoun

(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.

Artworknoun

(uncountable) Artistic work.

Artnoun

(countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.

She's mastered the art of programming.

Artworknoun

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.

Artnoun

(uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.

He's at university to study art.
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Artworknoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication;

the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book

Artnoun

(uncountable) Aesthetic value.

Her photographs are nice, but there's no art in them.

Artnoun

(uncountable) Artwork.

Sotherby's regularly auctions art for millions.

Artnoun

(countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.

I'm a great supporter of the arts.

Artnoun

(countable) A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.

Artnoun

(countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.

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Artnoun

Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.

Artnoun

the products of human creativity; works of art collectively;

an art exhibitiona fine collection of art

Artnoun

the creation of beautiful or significant things;

art does not need to be innovative to be goodI was never any good at arthe said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully

Artnoun

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation;

the art of conversationit's quite an art

Artnoun

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication;

the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book