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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2021.37.5.09

The Conservation Treatment of the Bark of Wooden Sculpture  

Kim, Young Mok (Department of Conservation and Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Han, Ye Bin (Department of Conservation and Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Shin, Jeong Ah (Department of Conservation and Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Cha, Sun Min (Department of Conservation and Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Kwon, Hee Hong (Department of Conservation and Art Bank, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.37, no.5, 2021 , pp. 516-524 More about this Journal
Abstract
The 'artist's intention' plays an important role in the conservation process of contemporary art. Accordingly, the information on artworks owned by the artist, their bereaved family members, and foundations that have decision-making power is important. The artist's interview is the kind of data that can clear 'artist's intentions' to ensure reliable conservation treatment can be carried out even after the artist's death. Therefore, this study attempted to use information from the artist's interview on the type of wood in the manufacture of the filler required for lifted and separated bark conditions in the conservation process of wooden artwork in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. While the conservation treatment resulted in the stable preservation of the bark of artwork, an analysis of the wood confirmed that the information in the artist's interview was not true. Consequently, we suggest that attention must be paid toward the information provided by artist, their bereaved families, etc. Based on the result of this study, this is also expected to help preserve upcoming artworks with similar bark conditions.
Keywords
Contemporary Art; Artist Interview; Attention; Bark; Conservation;
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