Key:artwork_type

This tag describes the type of an artwork more precisely.

How to map

This tag must be used in combination with tourism=artwork.

Values

See below for suggested tag artwork_type=* usage.

Value	Description	Photo
sculpture	A sculpture is a work made of stone, metal, ceramic, wood or other material. If the work represents people or animals, you should use artwork_type=statue instead.
statue	A statue is a sculpture representing one or more people or animals (including abstract concepts allegorically represented as people or animals), normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. A small statue, usually small enough to be picked up, is called a statuette or figurine. See also: historic=memorial + memorial=statue statue=*
mural	A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. See also artwork_type=painting and an explanation about the difference.
graffiti	A notable graffiti work
installation	Interactive and/or site-specific artwork. See  Installation art.
bust	A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. See also: historic=memorial + memorial=bust
stone	A large boulder. See also: historic=memorial + memorial=stone
painting	A painting is the result of applying paint, pigment or colour to a surface. See also artwork_type=mural.
architecture	A noteworthy building or physical structure.
mosaic, tilework	A tile [or tilework] is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass, generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops. Tile, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tile&oldid=840660115 (last visited May 12, 2018). See Tile on Wikipedia
relief	A sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.
fountain	A fountain
streetart or street_art	A general value for street-art. The values mural and graffiti are more precise.
azulejo	The azulejo refers to a typical form of Portuguese or Spanish painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. They have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture, manifesting without interruption during five centuries, the consecutive trends in art. Azulejos can be found inside and outside churches, palaces, ordinary houses and even railway stations or subway stations. See  Azulejo.
land_art or landart	Land art
User defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo.

Possible tagging mistakes

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• artwork=*

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See also

• man_made=geoglyph — A large design or motif (generally longer than 4 metres) produced on the ground and typically formed by clastic rocks or similarly durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, live trees, gravel, or earth.
• exhibit=* — An object exhibited to the public typically in a museum, gallery or trade fair.
• Add artwork_type=* to artworks based on images. — MapRoulette challenge.