Re: Proposal: VisualArtwork

I agree. This is a good idea and a simple addition.

If there aren't objections, we will include it in the next draft.

guha


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Paul Watson <
lazarus@lazaruscorporation.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is a proposal for a new Type: Thing > CreativeWork > VisualArtwork
>
> I am aware that there are already sub-Types for "Painting", "Sculpture",
> and "Photograph", but this doesn't seem like a viable way forward. There
> are many other types of artwork (printmaking, drawing, collage, assemblage,
> digital art, etc.) and it seems illogical to create new Types for each
> artform.
>
> So my proposal is for the 'VisualArtwork' Type to be used instead of
> "Painting" or "Sculpture", and instead of "Photograph" where the photograph
> in question is being presented in context as an artwork as opposed to
> forensic photography, etc.
>
> A number of additional properties enable would allow a wider range of
> visual artwork media to use this type. These properties are:
>
> * artform (e.g. Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Print, Photograph,
> Assemblage, Collage, etc.)
> * materials (e.g. Oil, Watercolour, Linoprint, Marble, Cyanotype, Digital,
> Lithograph, Pencil, Mixed Media, etc.)
> * surface (e.g. Canvas, Paper, Wood, Board, etc.)
> * width (an instance of http://schema.org/Distance)
> * height (an instance of http://schema.org/Distance)
> * depth (an instance of http://schema.org/Distance)
> * edition (For multiples such as prints, the number of copies in the
> edition)
>
> As you can see, rather than having many different subTytpes of Creative
> work for paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, collages, tapestry, etc,
> the VisualArtwork proposal allows the artform to be designated under the
> new "artform" property.
>
> I have written up the proposed new VisualArtwork type at http://new-media.
> **lazaruscorporation.co.uk/2013/**05/2nd-draft-an-idea-for-an-**
> alternative-schema-org-type-**for-artwork/<http://new-media.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/2013/05/2nd-draft-an-idea-for-an-alternative-schema-org-type-for-artwork/>
>
> I would be interested to hear whether this proposal would have any
> support? Apart from implementing microdata and RDFa Lite on website this is
> my first foray into serious thought about extending schemas, and I won't be
> offended by any criticism!
>
> Paul
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