artwork

Everyday

1. An artwork is a piece of art, such as a painting, drawing, sculpture or collage. tree →
2. Artwork (uncountable) is the pictures and designs in a book, magazine, game, album or poster. tree →

In the lessons

In art lessons pupils make and display their artwork and talk about the artworks of famous artists. In everyday life the artwork on a book cover or video game helps sell it. Phrases: display your artwork, original artwork, album artwork.

Examples

• Our class artwork is on the wall in the corridor. tree →
• The museum has artworks from all over the world. tree →
• Leonardo's Mona Lisa is a famous artwork. tree →
• I love the artwork in this picture book. tree →
• She signed her artwork in the corner. tree →
• The game's artwork was drawn by hand. tree →
• Please take your artwork home at the end of term. tree →

Note

It can be countable (two artworks) or uncountable (the artwork in this book). One word: artwork.