Visual Art

Visual Art: small typo

2008-06-06T15:24:32.0000Z

fixed. thanks!

Visual Art: small typo

2008-06-06T10:13:07.0005Z

In the header of http://www.freebase.com/view/visual_art , the word visual has acquired an errant "r"...

I don't think I have editorial access to that, so figured I offer a "heads up" here.

Visual Art: Art Subject Type has been published

2007-10-30T01:41:13.0012Z

Hi, the newly created Art Subject Type has been published and is now available for use. I've added some seed data as examples:

http://www.freebase.com/view/filter/visual_art/art_subject

Enjoy!

Visual Art: PLEASE READ: Art Form vs. Art Genre vs. Art Movement

2007-04-09T21:18:41.0006Z

Good idea, Dan. I've modified Art Form and Art Genre to display as enumerated list under Artist and Artwork where present. I hope this would make data entry easier without testing users on type definitions. I remember modifying some documentation articles to clarify but will double check.

Visual Art: I feel there should be a media type associated with the Visual Artist

2007-04-09T21:13:46.0006Z

I've promoted the schema change to production; you should see Art Form under Artist, and the reverse link as well.

Visual Art: PLEASE READ: Art Form vs. Art Genre vs. Art Movement

2007-04-09T18:34:43.0009Z

Faye, feel free to update the documentation around any of the types as well - you may want to make this point in the description of the visual art domain. Another modeling option you have is to use 'enumerated list' for some of these properties if you don't want users to add new values for a type.

Visual Art: I feel there should be a media type associated with the Visual Artist

2007-04-09T18:32:40.0006Z

Looks good to me. May also want to link back from Art Form to Artist, in the same way we're linking back to art works.

Visual Art: PLEASE READ: Art Form vs. Art Genre vs. Art Movement

2007-04-05T18:17:24.0012Z

Hi, I've seen some confusion in discerning Art Form from Art Genre from Art Period/Movement as defined here (and in Wikipedia) in labeling artworks. So, to clarify:

ART FORM corresponds with the MEDIUM or FORM of EXPRESSION the artist chooses to employ. Examples of art forms: photography, painting, sculpture, print making.

ART GENRE pertains to the SUBJECT of the artwork. Examples of art genre: portrait, landscape, still life, abstract art.

ART PERIOD/MOVEMENT categorizes the SCHOOL or STYLE of the artwork. Often associated with a distinct period in history, and often end in "-ism". Examples of art period/movement: Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism.

Thank you for helping keep the data accurate and complete in Freebase.

Visual Art: I feel there should be a media type associated with the Visual Artist

2007-04-05T01:34:05.0000Z

The media type (Sculpture, Photography, Painting, etc.) associated with the Visual Artist as you described is captured by the Visual Art Form type. Currently the schema has it set up as a property of Artwork instead of Artist, i.e. "Saint Andrew and Saint Thomas" by Bernini is of form Painting, whereas his "Apollo and Daphne" is of form Sculpture.

We could add Visual Art Form to the Artist type in addition to Visual Artwork. We thought art form would be more precisely modeled as a property of individual artworks, but your suggestion has advantages as well. Note, though, that most artists did not stick with one medium, and most would have more than three art forms you may not identify the artists with. Even Rodin did oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings in charcoal, and Man Ray did illustrations, drawings and paintings earlier in his career.

Let me try it on sandbox to see what the new schema would look like.

Visual Art: I feel there should be a media type associated with the Visual Artist

2007-04-05T00:48:49.0012Z

Fields such as Sculpture, Photography, Painting, Multimedia, etc. It's kinda formal but it's how Art History is usually taught in time-periods, movements and fields (until we reach Modern Art of 1910's and onwards where the trend is towards multimedia).

Examples would be:

Rodin (who would be Sculpture)

Man Ray (Photography)

Michaelangelo (Architecture, Painting, Sculpture)