To ensure that important works of artistic production are around for future generation , conservator are sometimes tasked with figuring out how to turn back the clock . When handled by professionals , restoration can significantly extend the life of rare and priceless artefact ( though sometimes the cognitive process does n’t go as planned , and there areunfortunate results).The nontextual matter Newspaperreportsthat one of Vincent Van Gogh ’s paintings , Sunflowers(1889),has beentaken off displayat The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to be conserved and perhaps restored to impart its colors closer to their original magnificence .
The curator are deciding whether it would be safe to remove a finish of varnish from the painting ’s aerofoil that was likely added in 1927 , more than three decades after the painting ’s completion . Because of its historic period , the varnish has developed a brownish tone ; according toThe Art Newspaper , the chickenhearted pigment used by Van Gogh have also deteriorate " due to a photochemical reaction that drive position when chrome yellows are exposed to light . "
Art refurbishment has been refer to as abalance between art and science , but it ’s still a controversial bailiwick that not everyone believes is necessary . In 1985 , Yuriko Saito compose an article inThe Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticismthat search the desire to restore artwork and considered argument from both side : restoring “ artistic appeal ” versus sacrificing legitimacy with new paint and materials applied by someone who is not the original artist . Conservators at other foundation have been experimenting with noninvasive alternatives for restore artwork , including the Harvard Art Museum ’s use ofdigital projection technologyto restore Mark Rothko mural that date back to the sixties .
According toThe Art Newspaper , Sunflowerswill go back on showing on March 24 , after which conservator will practice what they take during their probe to decide whether the restoration will move forward .
[ h / tThe Art Newspaper ]
