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A work of art might be called also an '''objet d'art''' a [[French language|French]] phrase that literally translates to "art object" and means something with perceived [[artistic merit|artistic value]]. A work of art might be called also an '''objet d'art''' a [[French language|French]] phrase that literally translates to "art object" and means something with perceived [[artistic merit|artistic value]].
-Among practitioners of [[contemporary art]], various [[new media]] objects such as the [[DVD]], the [[web page]], and other [[interactive media]] have been treated as art objects; such treatment frequently involves a [[formalist]] (or "medium-specific") analysis. The formal analysis of computerized media has yielded such [[art movements]] as [[internet art]] and [[algorithmic art]]. The purpose of "[[new media]] objects" is not to replace traditional media, but to challenge old media.  
==Oeuvre== ==Oeuvre==
-The oeuvre of an artist is all of their works, or an individual piece.+The [[oeuvre]] of an artist is all of their works, or an individual piece.
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In fine art, a work of art (or artwork or work) is a creation, such as a song, book, print, sculpture or a painting, that has been made in order to be a thing of beauty in itself or a symbolic statement of meaning, rather than having a practical function.

Since modernism, the field of fine art has expanded to include photography (and fine art photography in particular), film (and art film in particular), performance art, conceptual art, and video art.

What is perceived as a work of art differs between cultures and eras and by the meaning of the term '"art" itself. Up until the 1970s, for example, art critics and the general public tended to exclude applied arts from works of art.

To establish whether a work is a work of art, the concepts of artistic merit and literary merit are regularly invoked.

A work of art might be called also an objet d'art a French phrase that literally translates to "art object" and means something with perceived artistic value.


Oeuvre

The oeuvre of an artist is all of their works, or an individual piece.

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