"Chinese calligraphy", "contemporary calligraphy", "contemporary arts", "visual arts", "graffiti", "performing arts", "decorative and applied arts"
This ontology is designed to represent the intangible cultural heritage of Chinese calligraphy as it appears in contemporary artworks, alongside the broader tangible cultural heritage of contemporary arts. The WRITE ontology provides a structured way to describe artworks, their contextual elements, and the calligraphy integrated within them. Additionally, it facilitates the identification of similarities and differences between contemporary and traditional calligraphy, enabling a deeper understanding of their evolution and artistic connections.
The ontology was developed with input from domain experts, all of whom are members of the WRITE project team. To learn more about the project, please visit: https://writecalligraphyproject.eu/.
Valentina Pasqual (former contributor on the core draft v0.1.0)
Indicates a close relation between two organisations (e.g., research centre and university).
Architect or architectural firm responsible for designing a building or other structure.
Indicates the type of artistic collective (e.g., graffiti crew, dance company, architectural firm, etc.).
Indicates the type of the artwork (e.g., calligraphic work, installation, print, etc.).
Background color(s) of the Calli-Writing Unit.
Literary work on which the Calli-Writing unit is based.
Calligrapher who participates in a performing arts event (e.g., performance, musicalligraphy, etc.).
Form of the Chinese character present in a Calli-Writing unit.
Philosophical, literary, cultural, social or other concept or notion represented within the artwork.
Visual element or motif derived from Chinese culture that appears in the artwork.
Color(s) used in the making of an artwork or a Calli-Writing unit (for the latter, not to be confused with 'write:background-color').
Commissioner of the artwork (person or organisation).
Person who composed the music for the performing arts event.
Person or artistic collective that created the artwork.
Artwork created during a performing arts event (distinct from 'uses artwork').
Person responsible for curating the exhibition.
Subject, theme, or entity visually and / or conceptually expressed in an artwork or a Calli-Writing unit.
Person or artistic collective responsible for designing a piece of decorative and applied art.
Artist(s) whose artworks are displayed in the exhibition.
Exhibition(s) where an artwork or series of artworks was exhibited.
Academic field of study of the person. Specify only subjects related to the field of arts, without indicating the degree obtained.
Provides the classification of a graffiti piece by genre.
Indicates the visual style applied in the creation of a graffiti artwork.
Indicates a specific type or category of graffiti, defined by its form or medium.
Individual(s) who are members of an artistic collective or organisation.
Links an artwork to its corresponding Calli-Writing unit(s).
Object or entity that inspired the creative, artistic work (e.g., literary work, human, place, event).
Musical instrument(s) used during a performing arts event.
Language(s) used in the creation of a Calli-Writing unit.
Indicates a specific geographical location (such as a building, city, or country) where an event took place, an artwork is located, or an organisation / artistic collective is based.
Indicates the city or country where a specific artwork was created.
Manufacturer or producer of a decorative and applied arts piece.
Material(s) used for creating an artwork, including both primary materials (e.g., ink, paint, clay, stencils) and supporting surfaces (e.g., paper, canvas, wall, train, human body).
Native language(s) of the person (n.b.: for languages other than native, use 'other language').
Work or profession in which a person is engaged.
Provides the classification of an organisation.
Person or organisation responsible for organising an event (e.g., exhibition, performing arts event).
Language(s) that the person speaks, writes or signes (n.b.: for native language(s), use 'native language').
Non-Chinese visual element (motif) that appears in the artwork.
Connects the artwork to the series it belongs to.
Person or artistic collective who took part in a performing arts event as a performer, including roles such as dancer, musician, singer, or actor.
Indicates the specific type or genre of a performing art.
Indicates the typology of a decorative and applied arts piece.
Relevant place(s) where the person performs his / her activity.
Person who holds the rights of the artwork.
Indicates a specific form / style of the Chinese script used in a Calli-Writing unit.
Tag that represents a name of the artist / crew or a symbol.
Tool(s) employed in the creation of the artwork (n.b.: for materials, use 'material').
An already-existing artwork incorporated into a performing arts event or used in the creation of another artwork (n.b.: for new artworks produced during a performing arts event, use 'creates artwork').
Wikidata resource which identifies the record.
Characters, alphabet or other system of writing used in a Calli-Writing unit.
Accuracy indicator for character count in the Calli-Writing unit and date of creation of the literary work (allowed value: 'circa').
Title attributed to the Calli-Writing unit (to use without language tag).
Indicates the presence or absence of big calligraphic characters in the Calli-Writing unit (allowed values: 'Present', 'Not present').
Indicates the presence or absence of a calligraphic line within a Calli-Writing unit (allowed values: 'Present', 'Not present').
Indicates the type of calligraphic education the person has (allowed values: 'Familial', 'Self-Taught', 'Academic', 'School', 'Not present', 'Present (not specified)').
Date in which a performing arts event occurred.
Date when the artwork, the literary work, the artistic collective or the organisation was created (n.b.: for performing arts, use 'date').
Link to the website where the resource is described.
Bibliographic source(s) of the resource.
Direction of the writing within a Calli-Writing unit (allowed values: 'Traditional', 'Modern', 'Free', 'Unidentifiable').
Indicates the presence or absence of the four-character traditional Chinese idiomatic expression (allowed values: 'Yes', 'No').
Indicates the presence or absence of a colophon, which typically includes the time or date when the artwork was completed, the name of the artist, and the location (allowed values: 'Yes', 'No').
Indicates the presence or absence of a seal, typically square-shaped and red-coloured, which serves as the signature of the artist (allowed values: 'Yes', 'No').
Name of the person, artistic collective, or organisation. For a person, provide the name and surname without a language tag. For an artistic collective or organisation, provide the name in @en, @zh-Latn, and @zh, if applicable.
Notes of any kind related to the item (private use only).
Number of Chinese characters in a Calli-Writing unit.
Link to the official website of the resource.
Published price listed or paid for the artwork, to be complemented with the currency (e.g., 100 EUR).
Pseudonym of the person (n.b.: the same rules for the 'name' apply).
Indicates whether the content of a Calli-Writing unit is meaningful, meaningless, or illegible (allowed values: 'Meaningful writing', 'Set of lines (meaningless)', 'Set of signs (illegible)').
Street address where the graffiti piece was created (include any relevant location details).
Signature of the graffiti writer (n.b.: multiple values are possible, each accompanied by a language tag).
Title of the artwork, literary work, exhibition, or series of creative works (n.b.: multiple values are possible, each accompanied by a language tag).
Transcription and translation of the content of a Calli-Writing unit or (a section of) a literary work (n.b.: multiple values are possible, each accompanied by a language tag).
Indicates whether the artwork or the Calli-Writing unit have been vectorised or digitised (allowed value: 'Yes').
Group of artists from diverse disciplines (e.g., calligraphers, graffiti writers, dancers, etc.) collaborating to create collective artistic works of any kind.
In an artwork, a content unit featuring elements of calligraphy and / or writing, in a form of meaningful writing, set of signs and / or set of lines.
A class that includes artworks from the WRITE collection specifically categorised under Decorative and Applied Arts.
Exhibition showcasing one or more artworks (or artworks' series) from the four WRITE collections.
A class that includes artworks from the WRITE collection specifically categorised under Graffiti.
Literary work (in whole or in part) that serves as the basis or inspiration for a Calli-Writing unit, or the creation of an artwork.
Organisation involved in the production / commissioning of an artwork or the organisation of an exhibition.
A class that includes artworks from the WRITE collection specifically categorised under Performing Arts.
This class represents individuals who engage in creative, artistic, or organisational roles (such as calligraphers, musicians, dancers, singers, graffiti writers, authors, creators, organisers, curators, and others).
Class that represents a set of related artworks that might be included in the four WRITE collections.
Artwork that follows traditional calligraphic canons and / or is created before 1980. This artwork does not belong to any of the four WRITE collections, but it is somehow related to one or more artworks from these collections.
A class that includes artworks from the WRITE collection specifically categorised under Visual Arts.
The superclass that encompasses artworks from four distinct types of art (Decorative and Applied Arts, Graffiti, Performing Arts and Visual Arts). There are four WRITE collections, one for each art category.