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Paintings conservators are probably familiar with the beauty of paint layer cross sections, but even they might be surprised by how incredible thirty years of graffiti from this wall in The Netherlands looks when viewed up close! Published by the Australian Institute for the Conservation Of Cultural Materials (AICCM) on Facebook Images source: dutchgraffiti
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Marvelous Marcelle Scott! Highlighting innovative Australian conservators with a special thanks also to Robyn Sloggett, Suzie Collis and Mary Jo Lelyveld of AICCM.
Day 1: As a symposium helper.
The day started with a quick set up of the registration table. Getting the registration sheets, name cards, and goodie bags ready. At 8:30 all the conservators and other industry bodies arrived. While manning the goodie bag distribution side of things I found out that out of a choice of: dark green, brown, or bright blue, conservators like green (myself included). Once it hit 9am, we all made our way into Cinema B and the talks began. Overall there was a good variety and grouping to the various talks, as well as a strong local and international presence. All the PhD students from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology were amazing public speakers, and very inspiring. As much of their research is complimentary and is working towards one day being able to chemical convince bacteria (that then grow into fungi) that it doesn't want to attach itself and grow on cultural material. Thus creating a mould and fungi free cultural sector! INSANE The talks about the post war use of various paints in contemporary Australian artists practice was intriguing, as you begin to realise the difficulties they face in identification of paint types. Especially when many of the artists themselves don't even know what type of paint medium it was. That a lot of this type of research involves dedication into surveying paintings throughout an artists career to evaluate when they changed paints, reading artists correspondence, lots of commercial paint back catalogue examination, and talking to the artists and their remaining family. A field with a lot of opportunities in the future for the history of Australian art materials. The day end for me with drinks and a cheese platter (yum) on the deck upstair with a wonderful view of the water and the city. Not a bad way to spend a day! Tomorrow: it continues...
Brisbane brings the heat.
QAGOMA
It’s a warm Brisbane morning, all set for the first day of ‘The Meaning of Materials in Modern and Contemporary Art’, the 2012 AICCM Paintings Group + 20th Century in Symposium, held at the Gallery of Modern Art.
The day begins with registration, introduction, and a welcome from Maud Page, the Acting Deputy Director, Cultural and Collection Development at QAGOMA. Followed by not one, but two keynote talks on the topic ‘Contemporary Materials and Contemporary Concerns’, by: Jeremy Barns the Director of the National Museum of the Philippines, and Ana Labrador the Assistant Director of the National Museum of the Philippines.
After morning tea, the topic of ‘Contemporary Materials and Contemporary Concerns’ continues with talks by: Sabine Cotte (Paintings Conservator, Private Practice, Melbourne), Jenny O’Connell (Paintings Conservator, CCMC, University of Melbourne), Sharon Alcock (Paintings Conservator, National Gallery of Australia), and Ljiljana Puskar (Beamline Scientist IR, Australian Synchrotron).
After a lunch filled with discussion we return to begin the topic of ‘Understanding Materials of the Mid Twentieth Century: 1940 - 1970’, with talks by: Paula Dredge (PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne, Head of Paintings Conservation, Art Gallery of New South Wales), Vanessa Kowalski (Paintings Conservator, CCMC, University of Melbourne), Anne Carter (Paintings Conservator, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art), Sarah Hillary (Principal Conservator, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki), Helen Weidenhofer (Assistant Director, Paintings, Objects & Projects, Artlab Australia).
Then we break for afternoon tea and return to ‘Tools for Understanding Materials’, with short but sweet presentations by: Melina Glassons (PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne), Stefanie-Ann Alexander (PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne), Caroline Kyi (PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, David Thurrowgood (Senior Conservator, Metals and Conservation Science at the National Gallery of Victoria).
The day wraps up with pre-dinner drinks and some quality conversation about conservation, followed by the symposium dinner to finish up day one.
It’s going to a big day full of amazing topics and interesting speakers, more updates to come!
Countdown to 'The Meaning of Materials in Modern and Contemporary Art'
From Monday the 10th to Tuesday the 11th of December 2012, QAGOMA (Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art) will host the AICCM Paintings Special Interest Group, and the Twentieth Century in Paint Australia Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project in a joint symposium.
This two day event titled 'The Meaning of Materials in Modern and Contemporary Art' with feature a range of speakers from around the world.
Topics being addressed include:
Contemporary Materials and Contemporary Concerns.
Understanding Materials of the Mid Twentieth Century 1940-1970.
Tools for Understanding Materials.
Culture, Geography, and Conservation Choices.
Materials, Installation, and Conservation.
For more information check out the following links:
The Twentieth Century in Paint
Symposium Program
QAGOMA
AICCM
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AICCM Book and Paper conference
I’ve come to Melbourne this week to attend the AICCM conference. It’s a good opportunity to catch up with colleagues in other States and also a professional opportunity to write a conference paper and present it. I set myself this goal about 12 months ago and I’m really pleased to have achieved this.
There are about 100 people here and it has been very interesting. The variety of papers presented was exceptional and I’m looking forward to tomorrow already.
Melbourne has changed a lot since I was last here. There are many more shops in the city than before and this makes inner city living very attractive. I wonder about bringing the kids here for a holiday. I think they would enjoy being in the city for a few days.
Some things I noticed today about life in Melbourne include the floating rubbish collector on the Yarra, the bicycle hire station at Federation square, and the mini road sweeper which was the size of a large ride on lawnmower traveling the streets.
