ART

 

something that an artist has produced

art a way of representing things or expressing ideas, using pictures, sculpture, and other objects that people can look at: a book about German art in the 19th century.  Is a pile of bricks in a gallery really art?  What kind of art do you like?

work of art something produced by an artist, especially something that most people agree is of very high quality: Several priceless works of art were badly damaged when the palace was bombed.

Plural: works of art

work a picture, statue, sculp­ture etc - use this especially when you are also saying who the artist was: David Hockney's latest work has just gone on display. Her later works reflected her growing depression.

masterpiece   a picture, statue etc that is of extremely high quality, especially one that is believed to be the best work of a particular artist: one of the great Italian masterpieces. Many people regard this painting as Raphael's masterpiece.

You can use work of art, work, and masterpiece about any kind of art.