Retouching Monochrome Painted Metal Outdoor Sculptures: Tests for Claes Oldenburg’s Trowel
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| Publication date | 2014 |
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| Book title | Conserving Outdoor Painted Sculpture: Proceedings from the Interim Meeting of the Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Working Group of ICOM-CC, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands, June 4-5, 2013 |
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| Event | Interim meeting of the Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Working Group of ICOM-CC |
| Pages (from-to) | 73-80 |
| Publisher | Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute |
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| Abstract |
This study aims to investigate the possibilities of retouching as a solution to addressing local damages on monochrome outdoor painted metal sculptures. Trowel by Claes Oldenburg was selected as a case study. Four paints were tested on application and manipulation of gloss and color, then artificially aged with an Atlas Ci5000 Xenon Weather-Ometer. Good results were obtained with Sikkens Redox PUR Finish Gloss, an industrial paint, which was modified with Deuteron KM-F6
(micronized polymethyl urea matting agent), and Sikkens Redox PUR Finish Mix colorant paste, applied with an airbrush. Additional testing in an outdoor environment is suggested to confirm the outcome. |
| Document type | Conference contribution |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/conserv_outdoor_painted.html |
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Basten, Stigter, Kensche and Peschar 2014, Trowel
(Final published version)
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