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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Cover -- Science and Art: The Contemporary Painted Surface -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Jackson Pollock's Drip Paintings: Tracing the Introduction of Alkyds Through Non- invasive Analysis of Mid- 1940s Paintings -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Jackson Pollock's Search for New Methods of Expression -- 1.3 The Evolution of Jackson Pollock's Methods Reflected in the Works of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice -- 1.4 Dripping as a Revolutionary Material Choice -- 1.5 Non- invasive Identification of Alkyd Resins -- 1.6 Discussion -- 1.7 Conclusions and Perspectives -- References |
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Chapter 2 -- Piero Manzoni, Achromes: An Initial Investigation into the Chemical and Technical Characterization of the Artist's Materials -- 2.1 Achrome: What Lies Underneath -- 2.2 Achrome: White Is Not a Colour -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 -- 1949-1968 Concetti spaziali by Lucio Fontana: A Historical- artistic and Technical Study -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Lucio Fontana Upon his Return From Argentina at the End of the 1940s -- 3.3 The Concetto Spaziale Cycle -- 3.3.1 The Buchi (Holes), Pietre (Stones), and Barocchi Series -- 3.3.2 The Tagli (Cuts) Series |
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3.3.3 The Teatrini (Little Theatres) Series -- 3.3.4 The Olii (Oils) Series -- 3.3.5 The Venezie Sub- series -- 3.4 A Technical Study on Selected Concetti Spaziali From the Olii Series -- 3.4.1 Concetto Spaziale (60 O 81) -- 3.4.2 The Pink Oil: Concetto Spaziale (62 O 66), Concetto Spaziale (1737/92), Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio (63 FD 14) -- 3.4.3 Concetto Spaziale, La Fine Di Dio (63 FD 23), Concetto Spaziale, La Fine Di Dio (64 FD 5) -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 3.6 Details of the Experimental Method -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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Chapter 4 -- Josef Albers' Use of 20th Century Pigments: A Non- invasive Analytical Approach -- 4.1 Introduction and Aims -- 4.2 On Albers' Technique -- 4.3 The Performed Analyses -- 4.4 Results -- 4.4.1 IR Imaging: Underdrawing and Other Technical Aspects -- 4.4.2 Spectroscopic Analyses: Pigments and Organic Compounds -- 4.4.2.1 Whites -- 4.4.2.2 Grays and Blacks -- 4.4.2.3 Blues and Greens -- 4.4.2.4 Violets -- 4.4.2.5 Reds, Oranges, Yellows, Pinks and Browns -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Appendix: Materials and Methods -- Acknowledgements -- References |
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Chapter 5 -- From Identification to a New Insight of Preservation Theory for Contemporary Art: Innovative Approaches to Complex Care in Alina Szapocznikow Case Studies -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Specifics of Alina Szapocznikow's Visual Art Legacy -- 5.3 Identification of Materials/Analytical Methods -- 5.4 Alina Szapocznikow-If Plastic is Fantastic! Condition Reports: Searching for Ideas Before the Conservation/Restoration of Szapocznikow --If Plastic is Fantastic!?; 5.5 Case Studies: Searching for a Strategy for Decision- making in Preservation -- 5.6 Innovative Conservation/Preservation Issues |
Summary |
This book consists of a series of chapters written together by scientists, art historians, conservators, curators and artists, dedicated to conservation, execution techniques, languages and conceptual topics. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Painting -- Conservation and restoration.
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Painting -- Conservation and restoration. |
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Art and science.
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Art and science. |
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Sgamellotti, Antonio, editor.
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Brunetti, Brunetto Giovanni, editor.
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Miliani, Costanza, editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Science and art. Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020 9781788014694 (OCoLC)1151998494 |
ISBN |
9781788016384 (electronic book) |
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1788016386 (electronic book) |
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9781788019767 (electronic book) |
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1788019768 (electronic book) |
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9781788014694 |
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1788014693 |
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