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vr.tr.painting · thing-q11629

Let an agent handle painting as an activity by medium, technique, tradition and safety, and link to paintings as works.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Medium Materials.

Paint

Oil, acrylic.

Paint

Medium.

  1. Which medium is used? definition
  2. On which surface? definition

Tools

Brushes and knives.

Tools

Tools.

  1. Which tools are used? definition
  2. How are they cleaned? action
Technique Methods.

Methods

Glazing, impasto.

Methods

Techniques.

  1. Which techniques are used? definition
  2. How can they be learned? action

Tradition

Cultural forms.

Tradition

Traditions.

  1. Which tradition does it belong to? provenance
  2. Who are its custodians? provenance
Safety Materials.

Pigments

Toxicity.

Pigments

Pigment safety.

  1. Does the pigment contain toxic metals? boundary
  2. What precautions apply? action

Solvents

Ventilation.

Solvents

Solvent safety.

  1. Is ventilation adequate for solvents? boundary
  2. How are rags disposed of safely? action
Works Paintings.

Conservation

Care.

Conservation

Conservation.

  1. How should a painting be displayed and stored? action
  2. When is a conservator needed? boundary

Attribution

Authorship.

Attribution

Attribution.

  1. Who painted it, and how secure is the attribution? provenance
  2. Is provenance documented? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
decorative wall painting, Ancient corinthianizing etruscan Olpe attributed to the Painter of the Bearded Sphinx, facepainting, Shantiniketan Batik, bark painting, Prasi, shigajiku, mural artistry, mural painting, paper marbling, comic wall, Ebru

What it is Filled

The practice of applying paint, pigment or other media to a surface such as canvas, paper, wood or walls to create images or decoration, including fine art, decorative, wall, bark and face painting.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle painting as an activity by medium, technique, tradition and safety, and link to paintings as works.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Applying pigment to surfaces
  • Many media and traditions
  • Fine and decorative
  • Some materials are toxic

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present a copy or AI-made image as an original painting by a real artist.
  • Help forge paintings or provenance.
  • Damage or alter artworks without the owner's consent.
  • Use paints with toxic content on children's faces or skin.

Only with a human decision

  • Authenticating a painting.
  • Restoring or cleaning an artwork.

May

  • Describe paintings, techniques and artists with sources.
  • Help a person learn to paint.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Forgery defrauds buyers and wrongs artists.
  • Rock and bark painting traditions belong to their communities.

Who is affected

  • Artists
  • Buyers and collectors
  • Indigenous communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The artist holds rights; the owner holds the work.

Master systems

  • Museum catalogues
  • Art loss registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1914636 - registry parent class
  • Q36649 - registry parent class

related

  • visual arts - category
  • painting (work) - output
  • paint and pigment - materials
  • painter - practitioner

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.painting
  • Wikidata: Q11629 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11629)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Media such as oil, acrylic, watercolour, tempera
  • Traditions such as bark painting or batik
  • Paintings as objects are works
  • Brushes, palettes, pigments and painted surfaces.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • learn techniques
  • choose media and surfaces
  • conserve paintings
  • use materials safely

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Toxic pigments such as lead or cadmium
  • Solvent fumes
  • Damage to heritage paintings

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ASTM D4236 art materials labelling
  • EU REACH restrictions on hazardous pigments

Context of use required Filled

  • Artistic expression, decoration, documentation and tradition.
  • oil painting
  • watercolour and gouache
  • acrylic painting
  • wall and mural painting
  • traditional forms such as bark painting

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11629: painting - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Painting - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should media be separate entries?
  • How should works be linked?
  • How should traditional forms be credited?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11629/spec.json