A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation. The term "a work of art" can apply to:
The term "objets d′art" can be a synonym, a popularized version for interior design commerce, or a vulgarism of pretension. This article is concerned with the "work of art" term and concept as used in and applied to the visual arts, although other fields such as aural-music and written word-literature have similar issues and philosophies.
The term oeuvre is used to describe the complete body of work completed by an artist during their career.
A work of art in the visual arts is a physical two or three dimensional object that is professionally determined or other wise considered to fulfill a primarily independent aesthetic function. A singular art object is often seen in the context of a larger art movement or artistic era, such as: a genre, aesthetic convention, culture, or regional-national distinction. It can also be seen as an item within an artist's "body of work" or oeuvre. The term is commonly used by: museum and cultural heritage curators, the interested public, the art patron-private art collector community, and art galleries.
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in the Disney sitcom Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. She is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes.
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies, earning a gold certification in the United States. Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week. Her third studio album, Unbroken, was released on September 20, 2011 and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. She is working on her fourth studio album.
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.
The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family, but was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. In 1976, at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, he formed U2 with his fellow students and his older brother Dik. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most popular acts in popular music, with successful albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, The Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally contributed lyrics. The Edge met his second and current wife, Morleigh Steinberg, through her collaborations with the band.
Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976); German pronunciation: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪdɛɡɐ]) was a German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."
Heidegger argues that philosophy is preoccupied with what exists and has forgotten the question of the "ground" of being. We find ourselves "always already" fallen into a world that already existed; but he insists that we have forgotten the basic question of what being itself is. This question defines our central nature. He argues that we are practical agents, caring and concerned about our projects in the world, and allowing it to reveal, or "unconceal" itself to us. He also says that our manipulation of reality is often harmful and hides our true being as essentially limited participants, not masters, of the world which we discover.
Heidegger wrote about these issues in his best-known book, Being and Time (1927), which is considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century. Heidegger's influence is far reaching, from philosophy to deconstructionism and literary theory, theology, architecture, and artificial intelligence.
The ain't no doubt about that
It's a work of art
My boy it's a mystery
My ???
Turns all around
It moves like a cloudy day
There ain't no doubt about that
It's a work of art
It sorts itself out
It exists
Can wrap around the world
One could look at it
And in the world
It's a mystery
It tries to look
Look at it too
There ain't no doubt about it
Everyday is like a blank canvas
You know you can paint it any way you want it
You can draw a black cloud
You can make the sun shine
Color in a rainbow
or use black and white
Open up your eyes and.... your imagination
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Ohhhh every night is like looking at a dark screen
You're never too young or too old to dream
You can make a fantasy into a reality
'Cause you're creating your own masterpiece
Close your eyes and dream it...
Seeing is believing
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Turn a simple thought into a philosophy
Turn a star into a galaxy
Make a little noise into a symphony
You're creating a masterpiece
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Come on let's write a song
A little poetry
Take a photograph
Let's make some memories
You can make it anything
That you want it to be
If you follow your heart
Life is a work of art
Life is a work of art
I don't care what they say love.
You're a work of art.
No one can paint the sky like you.
Each night I think of new ways to impress you.
So you'll stick around.
When I was younger I'd stare at clouds.
Well now I'm older and I still do.
And I don't know why, so don't ask me.
And I won't ask you.
Why you hide behind those bookshelves.
Filled with bibles and world war fairytales.
Your eyes will tire from the lies your heart desires.
So don't play along 'cause they say you'll go to hell.
This is your own life, believe what you will.
And don't worry when they say you don't understand.
'cause they could never know how it felt.
The day you found love and lost it just as easily.
You were so young, but so untouchable.
'cause after that you never loved again no oh.
It was a waste of time, hearts are for pumping blood.
'til you found that one that smiled back.
You thought you'd die alone.
Now you hold hands, now your mirror's useless.
'cause what their eyes see is all you really need.
It's not luck, love or coincidence that found you.
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My heart beats like it's on fire
And everything is all right
As long as I am inspired
I stitch together my life
From hand-me-downs
And good advice that finally fit me
(good advice that finally fit me)
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Wear my heart where my head should be
And light up the rest of me
'Cause the dreams
They won't fall apart through the starts and stops
When your life is a work of art
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I found this a door to my inside
I flung it open so dreams
Could rush in like a high tide
I learned I'm not an island or a fairytale
'Cause in the end I'm not pretending
('cause in the end I'm not pretending)
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Put my heart where my head should be
And light up the rest of me
'cause the dreams
They won't fall apart through the stops and starts
When your life is a work of art
Heart where my head should be
And light up the rest of me
'Cause the dreams
They won't fall apart through the starts and stops
When your life is a work of art
When your life is a work of art
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'Cause my heart keeps stumblin'
And I keep fumblin'
My life keeps going
And I jump in the ocean
My heart keeps stumblin'
The parts are coming
And I think I am finally ready ready ready
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I put my heart where my head should be
And light up the rest of me
'Cause my dreams
They won't fall apart through the starts and stops
When your life is a work of art
Put my heart where my head should be
And light up the rest of me
'Cause the dreams
They won't fall apart through the starts and stops
In a sense she is just lines
Lines and flowing arcs to a point
that make a shape that I can't speak of
I have never seen such light
If you put a fire in a her eyes
It wouldn't burn any brighter
and her charm is more than that
a voice that's angled darker than color
and sparkles her other charms
What a mystery is this
A face I'll never kiss anyway
but if you'd ask me it seems real still
her eyes never look away
Follow me into my sleep
in dreamland they're closer
and her charm is more than that
a voice that's angled darker than color
and sparkles her other charms
She is a work of art
and she moves, yeah she moves right through me
She is a work of art
and she's only real in my mind
The whisper of a weak winter breeze
Wakes the trees to life
The sun slowly rises
Behind a mountain
Covered in a cape of snow
My gaze wanders
Past an eternity of blue
The clouds gather and shadows the earth
From them the rain falls
Like torrential streams
Part of a cycle of life and death
The wind rises and invites the waters
To a wild and incomprehensible dance
A crack in the clouds, light from the sun
A huge and beautiful bow
With all its colours
Reminding everyone of the promise
The sight of this unique nature
Surprises my soul
With a peaceful joy
The clouds take over
The magnificence of the sun
The contour of the moon far away
And the sparkling of the stars
On a night blue sky
King of the night
And servants of the night
Silence rules the hours of darkness
And lets us rest
Or reflect on this incredible work