Essays about: "Gothenburg museum of art"

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  1. 1. Piranesi’s Opere at the Gothenburg Museum of Art

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Ilja Östergren; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Gothenburg museum of art; Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Francesco Piranesi; collection survey methods; preservation of books and paper material;

    Abstract : The collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art contains a set of 18 bindings described as being a near-complete edition of 18th century etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s work, as a whole titled the Opere. Previous documentation is sparse. READ MORE

  3. 2. MICROCLIMATE FRAMES FOR PAINTINGS ON CANVAS A literature review with a case study from Nationalmuseum

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Sofia Lundsten; [2021-10-28]
    Keywords : Microclimate frames; preventive conservation; humidity buffering;

    Abstract : The use of microclimate frames for paintings has become more common in the past decades, and it is a good way of protecting climate sensitive paintings during transport, loans, and exhibitions. This study is a literature review that aims to describe the overall practice of mounting canvas paintings in microclimate frames, as well as describe practices at Nationalmuseum, Sweden’s largest art gallery, in more detail. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Choirproject Considerations for the storage of a composite contemporary artwork: Tilda Lovell’s The Choirproject

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Lee Andersson; [2021-07-16]
    Keywords : conservation; rubber; anoxia; cold storage; Gothenburg Museum of Art;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates alternatives for storing of the contemporary artwork Tilda Lovell’s artwork The Choirproject by artist Tilda Lovell. The piece consists of a video and nine sculptures in composite materials, predominantly bones but also notably a rubber balloon and wax. READ MORE

  5. 4. NUDE (APRÈS LE BAIN): An Inter-Disciplinary Technical Study of an Oil Painting on Cardboard by Pierre Bonnard

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Victoria Skalleberg; [2020-08-05]
    Keywords : Bonnard; paper conservation; spectroscopy; material identification;

    Abstract : In this master thesis in paper conservation, an oil painting on cardboard (WL84, Gothenburg Museum of Art) by French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) is investigated. The painting shows signs of degradation in the form of staining, pigment loss, and discolored varnish. READ MORE

  6. 5. PRESERVING ARCHIVE - A Theoretical Study of a Site-specific Composite Installation Artwork Sofia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Sofia Ekre; [2020-08-05]
    Keywords : Installation Art; Contemporary Art; Composite; Site-specific; Gothenburg Museum of Art;

    Abstract : This thesis is a theoretical study of the installation artwork Archive exhibited at the Gothenburg Museum of Art. The artwork is site-specific and is created by about 240 different objects, all found in the non-public spaces at the museum. READ MORE