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Franًcois-Xavier & Claude Lalanne : in the domain of dreams
\"The legendary husband-and-wife artist team has been the inspiration for high-society collectors and decorators, such as Pierre Bergâe, Serge Gainsbourg, Peter Marino, Jane Holzer, and Reed Krakoff for over five decades. Crossing over many audiences - from interior design to fine art to high society, the works of the Lalannes have aspirational yet broad appeal. Their surreal flock of sheep sculpture is now de rigeur for any important collection, while their functional hippopotamus wet bar sells for millions of dollars at auction. Highly collected and promoted by an important group of art insiders, Lalanne works are often the focus of the well-curated room, as seen in many magazine covers. This book on their work will appeal to decorators, designers, artists, and all those who love beautiful art objects.\"-- Publisher description.
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Cultural heritage management of outdoor concrete statues
This study presents a restoration project on a concrete statue that plays a significant role in preserving the cultural heritage of the exclusive female hall at Takoradi Technical University (TTU) in Ghana. The sculpture holds cultural and historical significance from 1996 to 2023, representing the rich heritage and achievements of the female students who have resided in the hall throughout the years. However, due to environmental factors and natural wear and tear, the statue requires restoration to ensure its long-term preservation. This study investigates the restoration process, including the assessment of the statue’s condition, the identification of suitable conservation methods, and the implementation of restoration techniques. Through a combination of archival research, on-site inspections, and expert consultations, the studio-based study provided insights into the best practices for managing and safeguarding the artistic and historical value of the outdoor sculpture ‘Creating Awareness through Sculpture.’ The findings contributed to the broader discourse on preserving cultural heritage and promoting gender inclusivity within educational institutions. Additionally, it served as a valuable resource for future restoration projects to ensure that the cultural legacy of TTU’s exclusive female hall remains intact for generations to come.
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Artisans of Trabajo Rústico
As documented in Patsy Pittman Light’s award-winning book, Capturing Nature , Mexican artisan Dionicio Rodríguez arrived in San Antonio in the 1920s and created concrete bus stop shelters, park benches, footbridges, and other structures in the style known as faux bois , or trabajo rústico . Following on the success of that previous work, Light, with photographer and artist Kent Rush, presents a comprehensive look at the legacy of Rodríguez as reflected in the works of those whom he trained, mentored, or influenced. Rodríguez captured nature in his work, but he also continues to capture our imagination. Drawing these artistic creations out of the urban landscape, Artisans of Trabajo Rústico makes the nearly invisible fully visible to the critic, the historian, and especially to the casual viewer. Light asserts that San Antonio has the largest concentration of this art form in the country and includes copious full-color photography of the work of Rodríguez and other artisans. This handsomely illustrated and painstakingly documented work offers the broadest possible panorama for the craft and endearing familiarity of this form. Inspired by nature, built by hand, and placed in the service of the public, these “rustic works” continue to provide enjoyment, convenience, and a touch of artistic elegance to public and private landscapes in San Antonio and beyond. Light and Rush’s work affords a fresh and wide-ranging look at this important artisanal tradition.
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Art Casting in Portuguese 19th Century Industrial Foundries: A Multi-Analytical Study of an Emblematic Copper-Based Alloy Monument
The outdoor sculpture of the first Portuguese king, D. Afonso Henriques (c. 1109–1185 AD), placed in Guimarães (North Portugal), is one of the most emblematic national sculptures. Created in 1887 by António Soares dos Reis, it possesses a remarkable symbolic value in the presumed birthplace of the king. In addition to the artistic and heritage importance of the monument, it is one of the few sculptures cast by a Portuguese industrial foundry in the 19th century. This study obtained data on the sculpture’s elemental composition and corrosion products, gathering important historical and technical information. For this purpose, a multi-analytical approach consisting of X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) was carried out to characterise the bulk metal and corrosion layers. The data revealed a ternary alloy of Cu, Sn and Zn, with Pb, Fe, As, Bi and Mn as minor elements. The alloy matches that of other sculptures cast in that period. In terms of corrosion, it is characterised by the presence of oxides. These results represent the first step for applying an appropriate conservation strategy for bronze sculptures with similar characteristics.
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Oasis in the city : the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Modern Art
In 1953, architect Philip Johnson and landscape architect James Fanning designed a Modernist sculpture garden for the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan, dedicated to patron Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. The rectangular, open-air courtyard was set on two levels and paved in long, rectilinear slabs of Vermont marble. The western, upper platform comprised a dining terrace shaded by a line of eight hornbeams. The lower terrace, sunken two-feet below grade, was incised by two water channels spanned by marble platforms and planted with cryptomeria and birch trees, which helped break up the space and control visibility of the sculpture placed throughout the garden. An 18-foot high, gray brick wall with climbing ivy formed the garden's north edge, screening it from West 54th Street. Under Johnson's aegis the garden was enlarged to the east in 1964, at which time landscape architects Zion & Breen unified the planting scheme by replacing the cryptomerias with weeping beeches and planting additional weeping birch trees to echo an existing cluster of trees in the west end. Following museum expansion between 2000 and 2004, the half-acre garden was recreated by Zion Breen & Richardson Associates. Johnson's overall plan was restored, but with lighter-colored, Georgia marble paving and a 14-foot high aluminum screen in place of the brick north wall. Now approached from the west, the garden is elevated on the three sides abutting museum buildings, while the centralized sunken space includes the water features, clusters of single-species trees, moveable chairs, and large pieces of modern art. -- Cultural Landscape Foundation website (viewed on October 26, 2018)
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A review of the development and testing of Incralac lacquer
This paper summarizes the development of commercial Incralac clear lacquer for outdoor copper alloys and reviews the research done in the 1960s with resulting formulations. The introduction of Incralac was groundbreaking for the coating industry and the product has been widely used to the present time. A review of minor formulation changes - mostly to comply with environmental regulations - is presented as well as discussion about how the components affect the overall performance. Originally developed for use on polished copper alloys, the product has been adopted for the protection of outdoor sculpture with varying results over the last few decades. This paper reviews the published performance testing of Incralac in the laboratory and in the field, discusses aging properties and removability, and provides a useful discussion about the challenges in evaluating the product in particular for its application to outdoor sculpture.
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