Key:artwork_type

This tag describes the type of an artwork more precisely.

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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	An artistically worked 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	The artwork is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. See Mosaic on Wikipedia
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. The artwork is built from bigger tiles, with e.g. a painting on them. Also see azulejo Tile. 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	If the artwork can be classified as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art, but it does not fit into any other category. Usually one should use tags mural or graffiti, although streetart might be a better match in same cases like re-painted 3D objects. street_art is less popular value of the two. Consider adding artwork_subject=street_art as well in this case
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	Land art refers to non-figurative art of the second half of the 20th century. Usually the works are connected with plastic change and addition of the form of the earth's surface. An important feature is the connection of the work with a particular landscape and the surrounding space. A distinctive feature of land art is the absence of references to historical characters, and other symbolic and historical load. Thus, land art should not be confused with man_made=geoglyph, which usually serves the purpose of conveying a message or symbol.
star	A star-shaped installation embedded into the pavement honouring notable people, animals, fictional characters and others, often forming a part of a  walk of fame.
szekely_gate	Székely gate, a type of Transylvanian traditional wooden arched gate, common in Hungary and Romania.
User defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo.

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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.