Fields of colour: The conservation of matt, synthetic paintings by Michael Johnson
| Autor: | Simon Ives, Céline de Courlon, Paula Dredge |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | AICCM Bulletin. 36:136-146 |
| ISSN: | 2204-4183 1034-4233 |
| Popis: | Four paintings by Michael Johnson in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sofala 1965, Frontal 2 1968, Night 1968 and Matthew's cavern 1974, are representative of the artist's work in acrylic and vinyl emulsion paints dating from the mid-1960s to early 1970s. They incorporate broad colour areas of highly pigmented paint with matt surfaces and multilayered paint films. The matt surfaces of the paintings are extremely fragile, accidental and non accidental contact had caused various minor damages that were significantly disturbing due to the flat and even surfaces of the paints. This paper describes the multidisciplinary research required to undertake appropriate and successful evaluation and treatment of ageing and damaged artworks painted with synthetic media. It takes an approach in which the results of instrumental analysis are assessed in conjunction with the artist's recollection recorded in interviews. The retouching of the damages on the paintings was undertaken with Aquazol 500®, p... |
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