The Art UK charity is developing an online database to catalogue the country ’s publicly owned sculptures . and he praised the charity’s efforts. The project follows a similar database of the country ’s oil paintings , also compiled by the organisation and available online . Art UK aims the database to provide a democratic means of accessing the nation ’s art collection , while also serving as an audit of the condition of the sculptures , some of which have fallen into ruin . The completed database is also expected to spark wider debate on such issues as the representation of female artists and the public commemoration of controversial historical figures .
The Art UK charity is developing an online database to catalogue the country ’s publicly owned sculptures . The project follows a similar database of the country ’s oil paintings , also compiled by the organisation and available online . Art UK aims the database to provide a democratic means of accessing the nation ’s art collection , while also serving as an audit of the condition of the sculptures , some of which have fallen into ruin . The completed database is also expected to spark wider debate on such issues as the representation of female artists and the public commemoration of controversial historical figures .