Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases

This article provides an approach to some of the theoretical concepts necessary to deal with the conservation and restoration of contemporary art. In this sense, the status of four contemporary works after their restoration, or simply due to the passage of time, has been analysed in depth and from...

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Main Author: Rosario Llamas-Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2023-02-01
Series:Arte, Individuo y Sociedad
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ARIS/article/view/81021
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description This article provides an approach to some of the theoretical concepts necessary to deal with the conservation and restoration of contemporary art. In this sense, the status of four contemporary works after their restoration, or simply due to the passage of time, has been analysed in depth and from a theoretical point of view. The works chosen were made of chocolate; plastics such as latex, acrylic resins and epoxy; organic materials such as blood; liturgical fabrics; butterfly wings; natural flowers... all materials that degrade due to the natural passage of time and the effect of the agents of deterioration. The interesting thing about the work is that it establishes the need to situate each work of contemporary art in an appropriate paradigm before proposing a process of intervention. To do this, it is necessary to carry out a study of the constituent elements of the artworks, both material and immaterial. Furthermore, the study presents the different intervention processes carried out. Finally, we study how the state of conservation may have affected the consistency of the artwork, taking into account the artistic intention.
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spelling doaj.art-6ed68d131da24afa94201d24fe5d32782023-02-13T08:28:43ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridArte, Individuo y Sociedad1131-55981988-24082023-02-01Avance en línea10.5209/aris.81021Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical casesRosario Llamas-Pacheco0Universitat Politècnica de València This article provides an approach to some of the theoretical concepts necessary to deal with the conservation and restoration of contemporary art. In this sense, the status of four contemporary works after their restoration, or simply due to the passage of time, has been analysed in depth and from a theoretical point of view. The works chosen were made of chocolate; plastics such as latex, acrylic resins and epoxy; organic materials such as blood; liturgical fabrics; butterfly wings; natural flowers... all materials that degrade due to the natural passage of time and the effect of the agents of deterioration. The interesting thing about the work is that it establishes the need to situate each work of contemporary art in an appropriate paradigm before proposing a process of intervention. To do this, it is necessary to carry out a study of the constituent elements of the artworks, both material and immaterial. Furthermore, the study presents the different intervention processes carried out. Finally, we study how the state of conservation may have affected the consistency of the artwork, taking into account the artistic intention. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ARIS/article/view/81021conservation of contemporary artparadigmexperienceessenceontological status
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Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
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conservation of contemporary art
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experience
essence
ontological status
title Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
title_full Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
title_fullStr Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
title_full_unstemmed Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
title_short Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art: on paradigms, ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
title_sort theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art on paradigms ontological and constitutive elements in some practical cases
topic conservation of contemporary art
paradigm
experience
essence
ontological status
url https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ARIS/article/view/81021
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