visual artist
Let an agent describe visual artists and their practices, support careers and professional questions, describe the work of specific artists with sources, and separate related creative roles.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Describe Artists and their work.
Artist
A specific artist.
Artist
Specific artist.
- Who is this visual artist, what is their practice, and where is their work held, according to reliable sources? provenance
- Which entry fits them? action
Kinds
Kinds of visual artist.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What distinguishes painters, sculptors, illustrators, textile artists, matte painters and performance artists? definition
- Where do commercial and fine art overlap? definition
Career Working as an artist.
Start
Starting out.
Start
Starting out.
- How can someone build a practice and career as a visual artist, including training, portfolio and exhibiting? action
- Which organisations and grants support artists here? provenance
Business
Business matters.
Business
Business.
- How do artists price, sell, license and contract their work? provenance
- Is the user seeking legal or tax advice, which needs a professional? boundary
Rights Copyright and ethics.
Copyright
Copyright and moral rights.
Copyright
Copyright.
- Which copyright, moral and resale rights protect visual artists here? provenance
- How can infringement be addressed? provenance
Ethics
Ethics and safety.
Ethics
Ethics.
- Which ethical issues arise, such as appropriation, and which health hazards come with materials? provenance
- How is safe studio practice ensured? provenance
Context History and society.
History
The artist role in history.
History
History.
- How has the role and status of visual artists changed across periods and cultures? provenance
- Which movements shaped it? provenance
Technology
Digital and AI tools.
Technology
Technology.
- How do digital tools change visual art practice, and what debates exist about generative tools, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- matte painter, commercial artist, textile artist, performance artist, marine artist, sports artist, lacquerware artist, dye artist, body artist, natural history artist, mixed-media artist, mail artist
What it is Filled
A person who creates works of visual art, including painters, sculptors, illustrators, printmakers, photographers, textile artists, matte painters, commercial artists and performance artists working in visual media; visual artists work independently or commercially, exhibit and sell work, and are supported by education, galleries, grants and professional organisations.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe visual artists and their practices, support careers and professional questions, describe the work of specific artists with sources, and separate related creative roles.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Visual media
- Creative practice
- Independent or commercial
- Exhibited work
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Reproduce, train on or sell an artist's work against their rights or licence.
- Imitate a living artist's work and present it as theirs.
- Request or encourage unpaid work by promising exposure.
- Publish an artist's private details or unreleased work without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Licensing or selling an artist's work on their behalf.
May
- Report an artist's works, exhibitions and credits from verifiable sources.
- Credit the artist when showing or describing their work.
Moral aspects Filled
- Artists' livelihoods depend on control over copying and fair pay.
- Some artistic materials expose artists to toxic dust and fumes.
Who is affected
- Artists
- Buyers and collectors
- Audiences
Owners Filled
Steward
The artist is their own person; collecting societies may manage their rights.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q108289408 - registry parent class
- Q2500638 - registry parent class
related
- creative and performing artist - category
- creator - category
- applied arts - applied practice
- criticism - art criticism
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.visual-artist
- Wikidata: Q3391743 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3391743)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Creates visual works
- Fine or applied practice
- Musicians and writers are other kinds of artist
- Not physical; a creative role.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe kinds of visual artists
- support career and professional questions
- describe specific artists with sources
- separate related roles
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unpaid or exploitative work
- Copyright infringement
- Health hazards from materials
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Copyright and moral rights
- Artist resale rights where applicable
- Tax and self-employment rules
Context of use required Filled
- People who make visual art.
- painters and drawers
- sculptors and installation artists
- photographers and printmakers
- textile, ceramic and applied artists
- commercial, matte and concept artists
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3391743: visual artist - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Visual artist - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each artistic discipline be a separate entry?
- How should artist databases be linked?
- How should rights information be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3391743/spec.json