Presentation - Acrylic Performance on Wood
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Topic: Acrylic Paint
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Santos:
Substance and Soul
Presentation - Acrylic
Performance on Wood
In August 2001, the
Smithsonian Center for Materials
Research and Education (SCMRE)
in conjunction with the traveling
exhibit "Santos: Substance &
Soul," presented a 4 day seminar
cosponsored by the Smithsonian
Center for Latino Initiatives,
College of Santa Fe, the National
Hispanic Cultural Center, and the
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.
As part of a team of presenters
including leading artists, conservators,
art historians and paint
manufacturer Robert Gamblin, I
offered a lecture centered on the
issues associated with acrylic paint
performance on wood. Preparing
samples and getting ready for the
presentation, the Research and
Development team at Golden had
an opportunity to explore the
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Working with the conservation
community we undertook research
in conservation issues of acrylic
paints and paintings, desiring a
formal understanding of something
most acrylic painters might
take for granted: That if an acrylic
painting gets dirty, it can simply
be washed off with a damp rag.
Just to be clear, we are not currently
recommending this practice.
Just Paint 5 took a look at
conservation cleaning methods
currently recommended for acrylic
paint surfaces. These remain quite
conservative and appropriate for
conservators. We have tried to
examine more aggressive cleaning
techniques that might be practiced
by artists and to simply characterize
the sort of changes that might
occur. Our results showed that
under certain conditions and with
certain pigments, washing did not
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