art
Let an agent handle art as the broad concept by form, context, value and rights, routing to specific art forms.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Form Which art.
Kind
Art form.
Kind
Art form.
- Which art form is meant? definition
- Which specific entry fits? action
Tradition
Culture.
Tradition
Tradition.
- Which cultural tradition does it belong to? provenance
- Who are its custodians? provenance
Interpretation Meaning.
Context
History.
Context
Context.
- What context shaped the work? provenance
- How was it received? provenance
Views
Critical views.
Views
Critical views.
- How do critics interpret it? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
Artists Makers.
Attribution
Credit.
Attribution
Attribution.
- Who made it? provenance
- Is credit given? boundary
Support
Funding.
Support
Support for artists.
- Which grants or organisations support artists? action
- Who is eligible? boundary
Rights Use.
Copyright
Licensing.
Copyright
Copyright.
- Is the work protected, and who licenses it? provenance
- Is the use allowed? boundary
AI works
Machine-generated.
AI
AI-generated works.
- Is the work AI-generated, and is that disclosed? boundary
- How do rights apply? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
What it is Filled
The general concept of using creative imagination to create expressive work for its emotional power and to communicate ideas, emotions, beauty or technical skill, distinct from the resulting artwork and from the group of creative disciplines.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle art as the broad concept by form, context, value and rights, routing to specific art forms.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Creative expression
- Many forms and traditions
- Meaning depends on context
- Protected by rights
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present generated or copied work as the work of a named artist.
- Copy or distribute protected works beyond what rights allow.
- Dismiss art from any culture as primitive or lesser.
- Help trade in looted cultural objects.
Only with a human decision
- Authenticating, valuing or selling works.
- Displaying sacred or restricted works.
May
- Describe and discuss works of art with credit to their makers.
- Help people find art and artists by period, style or medium.
Moral aspects Filled
- Art carries identity and memory; misattribution and theft wrong artists and communities.
- Some works are sacred or restricted and should not be shown freely.
Who is affected
- Artists
- Audiences
- Source communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The artist for their rights; owners for objects; the public for works in the public domain.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q17537576 - registry parent class
related
- creative work - category
- visual arts, music, theatre - forms
- art history and aesthetics - fields
- copyright - law
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.art
- Wikidata: Q735 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Forms such as visual arts, music, literature
- Institutions such as museums
- Art as skill is an older sense
- Works in every medium: images, sounds, texts, performances, objects.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explore art forms
- interpret works in context
- support artists
- respect rights and attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Misattribution
- Imposing one tradition as the standard
- Using works without rights
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Copyright and moral rights
- UNESCO conventions on cultural diversity and heritage
Context of use required Filled
- Expression, meaning, culture, beauty and critique.
- visual arts
- music
- literature
- performing arts
- new media and digital art
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q735: art - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Art - general description of the item
Open questions
- How should the broad entry organise children?
- How should AI-generated works be treated?
- How should traditional arts be credited?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q735/spec.json