Restoring transitory art: materials used to produce contemporary art objects

In this article we highlight the wide range of synthetic and natural materials used in the artworks which make up our recent heritage and we also emphasise the fact that these materials should not always be conserved. We offer a classification of materials found in contemporary works and their strat...

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Autor: Llamas-Pacheco, Rosario|||0000-0002-1238-1555
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/32171
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/32171
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Arte no convencional
Materiales
Transitorio
Efímero
Criterios
Intención artística
Unconventional art
Materials
Transitory
Ephemeral
Criteria
Artistic intention
CONSERVACION Y RESTAURACION DE BIENES CULTURALES (UPV)
Conservación y restauración de arte contemporáneo i 14387 / L - Grado en conservación y restauración de bienes culturales 199
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Resumo:In this article we highlight the wide range of synthetic and natural materials used in the artworks which make up our recent heritage and we also emphasise the fact that these materials should not always be conserved. We offer a classification of materials found in contemporary works and their stratigraphic distribution, in order to explain the composition of some representative works. Identifying the materials which contemporary artists are in fact using is the first step towards being able to study the future behaviour of the works, and scientific analysis of them. Furthermore, it should not be forgotten that the artist¿s intention may require the restorer to witness the disappearance of a work, and therefore we discuss the theoretical adaptation needed to intervene in and conserve contemporary art.