Art history & networks
ArtProjects
A research collection mapping artistic collaborations, schools, and cultural exchanges through networks.
Overview
ArtProjects is a collection of large-scale painter network studies, spanning painter-to-painter ties, stylistic movements, and co-exhibition links. The work blends WikiArt and Wikidata sources to track how cultural ideas move across time and place.
Analyses include artist co-location networks and influence graphs that reveal cross-pollination between artistic communities.
Key features
- Curated multi-source datasets with structured artist profiles.
- Modeled painter co-location and co-exhibition networks.
- Quantified central figures and cross-genre influence patterns.
- Built reusable graph analytics workflows for research sharing.
Technical approach
Data is normalized with Python tooling, then loaded into graph analysis workflows for metrics such as centrality and community detection. Outputs are shared through notebooks, static visuals, and research briefs.
Results & impact
ArtProjects has informed research on cultural diffusion and underpins a growing repository of art history network insights shared with academic collaborators.