Occupation Atlasconceptual artist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/969f8af0-3c0d-403a-9c16-a6fb76c6b443
conceptual artist
Conceptual artists choose any material as an artistic tool or/and material to be presented as an artistic experience to the public. Their work, belonging to the fine arts, can be two-dimensional (drawing, painting, collage), three-dimensional (sculpture, installation) or four-dimensional (moving images, performance).
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Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ARIArtistic · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- R Realistic4.05
- I Investigative2.68
- E Enterprising2.37
- C Conventional2.34
- S Social2.28
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (27-1013.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- art history
- contextualise artistic work
- create artwork
- define artistic approach
- define creative components
- develop an artistic framework
- discuss artwork
- gather reference materials for artwork
- iconography
- identify artistic niche
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- make artistic processes explicit
- monitor art scene developments
- select artistic materials to create artworks
- study artistic techniques
Optional (19)
- assess conservation needs
- assess each stage of the creative process
- create pen-and-paper images
- design graphics
- design greeting cards
- develop animations
- develop artistic educational activities
- develop artistic project budgets
- develop educational resources
- ensure safety of exercise environment
- keep personal administration
- manage artistic project
- manage personal professional development
- monitor sociological trends
- participate in artistic mediation activities
- plan art educational activities
- present exhibition
- provide input to collaborators to guide their work
- use artistic materials for drawing
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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