Re: Proposal: VisualArtwork

Mappings could fairly easily be created from existing structured 
data/vocab formats for visual artwork (AAT, VRA Core, CDWA, AMICO, etc.) 
to enable machines to create markup using this proposed schema.

I don't know if it would be possible for a machine to apply this 
retrospectively without any existing structured data to work from - but 
I think this applies to most of the existing schema.org schemas, whether 
Recipe, TVSeries, or Offer.


On 08/05/13 00:13, David F. Flanders wrote:
>
> Wondering what the functionally aspects are for this vocabulary?  Or 
> rather how the vocabulary is imagined to be applied (other than humans 
> writing descriptions?), e.g. if these terms are going to be applied to 
> everything on the Web, would vocabularies more akin to google image 
> filters be applicable such as black and white, transparent, line 
> drawing, clip art, etc... Things that machine can apply 
> retrospectively rather than humans?  It is the machine that will do 
> the majority of classification so the vocabulary needs to be usable by 
> machine as well as humans.  I'm not against this vocabulary as 
> proposed, just saying it needs to be further considered if developers 
> are going to write tools so it can be utilised progmatically? /Flanders
>
> On May 8, 2013 8:44 AM, "Guha" <guha@google.com 
> <mailto:guha@google.com>> wrote:
>
>     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
>     <mailto: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/
>
>         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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