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Conservation Issues in Modern and Contemporary Murals

Edited by Tom Learner, Edited by Mercedes Sanchez-Pons, Edited by Will Shank





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This volume represents a forum for conservators, conservation scientists, artists and heritage managers. It includes the voices of many of the different partners involved in the complex task of preserving artworks:• The vital experience of artists who create murals and are sometimes asked to treat their creations;• Theoretical reflections on how to deal methodologically with conservation;• Scientific studies on the identification of constituent materials and/or on the development of procedures for their preservation;• The opinion of cultural managers;• The specific experiences of conservators.All of the above must have a voice in the difficult task of preserving such a challenging and changing heritage.Este volumen se plantea como un foro de encuentro entre conservadores restauradores, científicos, artistas y gestores del patrimonio. En él se incluye el trabajo de los diferentes interlocutores que participan en la compleja tarea de conservar una obra de arte: • La experiencia vital del artista creador de murales, que a veces es llamado para restaurar lo que ya hizo;• Las reflexiones teóricas sobre el modo de enfrentarnos metodológicamente a su conservación y restauración;• Los estudios científicos destinados a la identificación de materiales constitutivos o la puesta a punto de procedimientos para su conservación;• La opinión de quienes se encargan de su gestión;• Las experiencias concretas de conservadores restauradores.Todos ellos deben tener voz en la difícil tarea de conservar un patrimonio complejo y cambiante.

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Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published date | 20 Apr 2015
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 555
Dimensions | 212 x 148 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-4438-7233-1
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BISAC | art / history / general


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