Saturday, November 29, 2008

What To Write In A Freinds Wedding Card

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Tech Deck Biggest Skate Park

see the light

I am pleased to report following the contribution of Andrea Santin, as a "special envoy" of our blog, but that soon will become a permanent part of the team of Art & Science :

"was presented Saturday, November 22, at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, which will host the exhibition until March 3, the" Madonna of the Goldfinch ", a masterpiece of Raphael. The painting, created in 1506, comes to us after through many adversities in her 500 years old. Already in 1548 it suffered the collapse of the building where it is kept and broke up into 3 parts, was fortunately recovered and rebuilt, probably by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, although it repainted parts. Several were later, attempts to restore the tracks which were recorded by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence. The painting came, finally, in the hands of the Opificio in 1999, where he was subjected to a meticulous restoration , which lasted nearly 10 years.


The painting before (left) and after (right) restoration

The shows very little in reality, it consists of three rooms: the first two contain extensive documentation of the restoration, since the its first steps, while the third holds the painting together with high 4 works contemporary, which help to highlight the value and uniqueness of the work.
We pause to give an opinion on the show, but we like to emphasize that such exposure is not a simple display of the work (which is truly sublime), but an important attempt to show the restoration work supporting actor as a subject, trying to explain all the steps and make it clear to the public as it is among the most delicate phase in the life of a work.

have been more than two years devoted to diagnostic tests on the painting, and various techniques have been used, predominantly non-invasive:

radiography and tomography : Useful to document previous interventions and to assess the conservation status of the wooden support.

reflectography IR : To gain information on pigments and painting techniques sula.

XRF : allowed to discriminate the pigments used by Raphael from those used later.

3D survey techniques ( profilometry line laser, micro-profilometry Conoscopic , topography of the surface projection of lines ).

FORS (Fiber Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy).

chemical investigations.

In the exhibition these techniques are all documented evocative descriptions and photos, giving proper emphasis to all the work done by technicians. Such documents, however, fails to mention chemical analysis, which are not mentioned in any part of the descriptions. forgetfulness? Perhaps mere failure of analysis "uncomfortable" that required the removal of as many as 7 samples from various parts of the painting.

To satisfy curiosity, or question, however, was published a book entirely dedicated to the restoration work, which contains detailed information of each technique (including chemical analysis!) And the results achieved. The emphasis that the exhibition offers to the diagnostic surgery revealed, even to eyes of a non-expert audience, how much importance it has in achieving the results of such a high level.

We hope that more and more, in the restoration, the attention is placed on diagnostic tests, too often neglected, or deprived of their due consideration.

Andrea "

I would add a very interesting video (though no audio!) Which describes, unfortunately only visually, some phases of the restoration:



Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Letter For New Baby Arrival

"Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage" Conference on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

This short post I will point out (for those who were not aware) or remember (for those who, instead, was already known) that next week there will be a very interesting conference for those who, like us, are interested in conservation of cultural heritage.
The conference is entitled "Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage" and will be held in Rome from November 24 to 25. The project was sponsored and organized by the Italian Association of Conservation Scientists (IACS, an association that has replaced the AIEDAbc, which he had already spoken in another post dating back to prehistoric times in this blog ...) and the Younger Chemists Group of Italian Chemical Society.
The conference is in two days that will follow one another 33 oral presentations and 24 other works will be presented in the form of posters .
There are two main topics of the conference:
- The presentation of experiences, activities and research carried out by young professionals in this field
- The problem of our professional world of work in conservation
The issues seem very interesting and above all relate very closely all those who, like us, have done or are doing the 12 degree / s. I would also like to stress that the conference registration costs only € 20 (which, believe me, it's a really fair price compared to what is normally required conferences).
So if you're in the neighborhood of Rome, or if you want to make a trip to the capital, I suggest you take a leap of Wisdom University to attend the conference.
The reference site is http://www.yococu.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=19
PS: Among the posters presented by the fact you can even find one team of Art & Science (the title is: Conservation Science At CSGI - Innovative Methods For The Conservation Of Works Of Art)!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Heather Harmon, Brooke,melanie Friend

event for the University, Rome, 14.11.2008

Dear readers, we're back with a post a bit 'unusual. In this climate of unrest on the themes of the University, Art & Science of the team could not stand by and took to the streets along with tens of thousands of students, graduate students, researchers and precarious. We have demonstrated in protest against the indiscriminate cuts to the state funding to universities under the DL 133 and a desire for reform to state that there must be and must focus on meritocracy, research and young people. A reform that must identify and eliminate waste, the baronies and Chairs unnecessary; a reform that must streamline and make the system competitive university and research institutions, but should be based on a reorganization of state funds and not be preceded by a series cuts unprecedented.

When a country does not invest in research and the University means that there is no real interest in the future, and therefore for the future of young people. Although it is true that the timing is delicate and there is no money, it is also true that the costs of the policy do not fall, the fight against tax evasion is not as hard as expected, the fight against the mafia and even continue to spend a lot of money for the military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. It 's a matter of priority. Clearly the priorities of this government are others.

The following video is a little taste of the event on Friday 14 in Rome. For all those who were there and want to see what they have lost, but there has been but also for those who want to relive some moments ...



... The important thing is not to stop at simple "No to 133", but start to offer an alternative to the current university system, which many are already doing. Why change things and it must be possible!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Piercing Apprenticeships In Nj

The mysteries of Leonardo


We predicted that the post is decidedly not serious, but reflects the good side "playful" character of all three members of Art & Science - and I assure you that it is often a dominant side, if not ever!

Here is a new, attractive , missed , surprising, mysterious chapter of the study "scientific-esoteric" the genius of Vinci:


Sometimes conservation scientists should be careful not to feed their findings with the imagination of those who can not wait to build a new puzzle for viewing under a mystery where, in reality, there is just nothing ... If not a painting, an artist and a customer! It may suffice this, not!

The video is from "And let Vista's" new program Paola Cortellesi Raitre on every Thursday in prime time.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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The "Guernica" Picasso: a masterpiece at risk

The news this summer. It started very thorough investigation on the greatest masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, "Guernica."



before moving on to specific techniques used and results obtained by the restorers it is interesting to understand why such an urgent and careful study of a diagnostic work up of only seventy ' years.

This painting was commissioned from Picasso by the English Republic that attacked by the troops of General Franco wanted to send out a warning cry to all the world powers on its domestic situation dramatic. Just completed, then, the picture went around the world so that his message could reach more people. The continuous migration caused the most serious and immediate, so much so that already twenty years after Picasso himself, given the severe conditions in which the panel decided to restore it and keep it permanently on display at MOMA in New York. After the fall of the Franco regime in the painting was moved to the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid.

Its preservation is ensured by a team of conservators and scientists, which in this period have started a thorough investigation into non-invasive diagnostics:

- X-ray radiography to assess the presence of cracks and discern the different pigments according to their different absorption of X-ray;

- A high-resolution scanning camera, in order to obtain a digital image to the original;

- colorimetric investigations in various parts of the work to assess changes color over time and before and after a number of conservation measures;

- infrared reflectography going to investigate under the paint film and find the presence of preparatory drawings or second thoughts.

The results showed that since the last survey 10 years ago, the situation seems to have stabilized, so that the responsibility for its preservation, Jorge Garcia, has concluded (with a comparison so dear to the medical professionals in this field) that the work "is in a stable situation as serious" and that "has a bad health of iron."


As we have seen, too many trips and a few precautions used during undertaken by the various movements Guernica caused serious damage that still have not been resolved. The problem of shipments for exhibitions of works is a theme still relevant today and not at all resolved (see about the controversy began with the decision to send the Annunciation by Leonardo in Japan http://www.ilgiornale.it/a. pic1? ID = 163339 & print = S ) I would like to launch a debate among readers to know what you think about it. For my part I believe that each case must be dealt with individually and that therefore there is no single answer to the problem. Grant works for exhibitions and helps facilitate the understanding of cultures, traditions, histories ... other than his own, and there is image and the return of profits that can be drawn from the institution to pay his works. For these reasons, I think, in principle, we should always strive to agree to requests for works for exhibitions. All of these considerations, however, conservative estimates are subject to a work before leaving the place where it should be kept scrupulously studied and should be guaranteed the right precautions for transportation and for its maintenance during the exhibition. In addition, some works that can be seen as a symbol and a heritage for museums where they are stored, they should never leave the place where they are. There are two reasons: First, during the absence of the work visitors to the museum will be damaged in some way (can you imagine that the Japanese would do if they arrive at the Louvre's Mona Lisa was not there?) and secondly, for some works you should not take any kind of risk even if minimum.


References:

http://artmagazine.arcadja.it/2008/07/22/i-restauratori-lanciano-lallarme-per- 9Cguernica% E2% 80% E2% 80% 9D-% of -picasso /

http://www.repubblica.it/2008/07/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/guernica-malato/guernica-malato/guernica-malato.html