abstract art
Let an agent explain abstract art and its development, relay movements, artists and theories from art historical sources with attribution, describe abstract sculpture and regional traditions, and distinguish abstract art from figurative art, decorative pattern and non-Western traditions that were never representational.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What abstract art is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is abstract art, and how does it differ from figurative art and decorative pattern? definition
- Is the question about abstract art in general, a movement, an artist or a region? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do geometric, lyrical, expressionist and concrete abstraction and abstract sculpture differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
History History.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did abstraction emerge with Kandinsky, Malevich, Mondrian and af Klint, and what debates surround priority, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Movements
Movements.
Movements
Movements.
- How did Suprematism, De Stijl, concrete art, Abstract Expressionism and later movements develop? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific movement? action
Theory Theory and criticism.
Theory
Theory.
Theory
Theory.
- What theories of abstraction did artists and critics such as Kandinsky, Greenberg and others advance? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Reception
Reception.
Reception
Reception.
- How has abstract art been received, contested and politicised, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context World and today.
World
Global abstraction.
World
World.
- How has abstraction developed in Latin America, the Middle East including Palestinian abstract art, Asia and Africa? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific regional tradition? action
Today
Today.
Today
Today.
- What does contemporary abstraction look like, and how does the market treat it? provenance
- Which entry fits contemporary art? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- abstract sculpture, concrete art, Allusive Abstractionists, Palestinian landscape painting, Palestinian abstract art, abstract expressionism, absolute art, geometric abstraction, serial art, Rayonism, all-over painting
What it is Filled
Art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of visual reality but uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect, emerging in the early 20th century with artists such as Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian and developing through movements including Suprematism, De Stijl, concrete art, Abstract Expressionism and later tendencies, in painting and abstract sculpture, and practised worldwide including in regional traditions such as Palestinian abstract art; abstraction ranges from partial to complete and is debated in theory and criticism.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain abstract art and its development, relay movements, artists and theories from art historical sources with attribution, describe abstract sculpture and regional traditions, and distinguish abstract art from figurative art, decorative pattern and non-Western traditions that were never representational.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Non-representation
- Form and colour as content
- Many movements
- Theoretical debate
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Attribute a work to an artist without evidence, especially for sale.
- Reproduce artworks in breach of copyright.
- Generate works in a living artist's style and present them as theirs.
Only with a human decision
- Authenticating a work for sale or insurance.
May
- Describe abstract artworks and movements, attributing works to artists with sources.
- Explain the history of abstraction from early modernists onward.
Moral aspects Filled
- Misattribution and forgery defraud buyers and harm artists' reputations.
- Artists' rights extend to the style and integrity of their work.
Who is affected
- Artists and estates
- Collectors and buyers
Owners Filled
Steward
The artist or rights holder for each work; the owner holds the physical piece.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q38166 - registry parent class
related
- modern art - in registry terms
- Wassily Kandinsky - among others
- Abstract Expressionism - as a major movement
- figurative art - which depicts subjects
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.abstract-art
- Wikidata: Q128115 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128115)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- early abstract works: about 1910-1915 period - Kandinsky, Malevich, af Klint
- Abstract Expressionism: 1940s-1950s period - New York
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Non-representational art
- Suprematism, De Stijl, concrete art, Abstract Expressionism, abstract sculpture, Palestinian abstract art
- Figurative art depicts subjects; decorative pattern lacks the fine art frame; Islamic geometric art has its own tradition
- Works of shape, colour and form without recognisable subjects.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept
- relay movements and artists
- describe sculpture and regions
- distinguish from figurative art
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating abstraction as a single style
- Ignoring women and non-Western pioneers
- Presenting contested origins as settled
- Registry alias for landscape painting appears misfiled
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- No regulation; museum and art market conventions
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; an art category.
- early abstraction including Kandinsky, Malevich and Hilma af Klint
- geometric abstraction including Suprematism, De Stijl and concrete art
- Abstract Expressionism and lyrical abstraction
- abstract sculpture
- post-painterly, minimal and contemporary abstraction
- regional traditions such as Palestinian abstract art and groups such as the Allusive Abstractionists
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q128115: abstract art - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Abstract art - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Abstract Expressionism and concrete art be separate primary entries?
- How should art historical sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases including a figurative genre; should they be reviewed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q128115/spec.json