Yet sometimes much more work is needed to properly restore an artwork, especially in the humid Louisiana environment. “Humidity is the enemy of paintings, but so are improper storage and cigarette ...
Barbara Stella was working on a large classical painting. A West Palm Beach art conservator and member of the distinguished Professional Association of America’s Institute for Conservation, she ...
Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration. By Ephrat Livni In 2016, an earthquake reduced the Church of San ...
Soft scraping, dabs of solvent, the methodical swabbing of a painted surface inch by inch: art restoration videos are an ASMR goldmine. In this niche genre, conservator Julian Baumgartner is a bona ...
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“In this photo, I’m in the banquet hall of the House of Thiasus, a space that was frozen mid-renovation by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in ad 79. The space shows the beauty of Roman design: the ...
Darcie Flinn stood in her studio surrounded by paintings, wearing a mask and gloves. She reached into a bag of cotton balls, removed one and wrapped the cotton around the end of a thin wooden stick.