artwork

UK/ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/US/ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/

nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,819 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: artworks

Artwork is pictures and designs made for a purpose. Approve the artwork.

In printing and advertising it means everything visual that goes to press. Artwork for an album cover is often remembered longer than the record.

Definitions of artwork

1nounartworkPictures and designs made for a purpose.B2
“The artwork went to the printer three days late.”

artwork is a design.

Where it comes from

Proto-Indo-European
*h₂er-
Middle English
art
English
art
English, today
artwork

Built from

ars · Latin — art

From art + -work. art comes from Middle English art. From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Partly displaced native Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft. See also archaic English list (“art, craft, cunning, skill”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

artwork in the wild

Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place.
Site-specific art
Typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork.
Site-specific art
In visual art, mixed media describes artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed.
Mixed media
A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an artistic creation of aesthetic value.
Work of art
Created by Shepard Fairey and completed in September 2014, the artwork pays tribute to Nelson Mandela and marks the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Purple Rain Protest.
Nelson Mandela Mural by Shepard Fairey

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