SCHULZ, J. Diploma thesis on the research of the causes for „liquid oil paint films“ in contemporary painting - Evaluation of possible conservation methods for the canvas painting “Harvest” (1993) by Otto Piene, 2008

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Jenny Schulz

specialised in conservation and restoration of painting and sculpture, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

 

Period

2008

 

Title

Research of the causes for „liquid oil paint films“ in contemporary art paintings - Evaluation of possible conservation methods using the example of “Harvest” (1993) by Otto Piene

 

Keywords

Non-drying oil paint, liquid, liquefying oil paint, Piene

 

Abstract

The thesis studies the phenomenon of non-drying oil paint in contemporary paintings. Research focuses on the canvas painting “Harvest” (1993) by Otto Piene, in which a liquefying process occured in white oil paint. After the paint had dried for years it created long sticky drips within several months. It is one of many cases in contemporary art, where liquefying oil paint has been observed. The phenomenon has been described with an eager and growing interest by both artists and conservators, but neither possible reasons nor satisfying conservation treatments could be proposed so far. The main emphasis of this investigation is therefore to examine and evaluate possible conservation methods for the treatment of these structural changes.

 

Supervisors

Prof. Hans Portsteffen and Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich

 

Language

German

 

Contact

Through the Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences

http://db.re.fh-koeln.de/ICSFH/Daten/datenbanken.aspx

 

petra.christian@fh-koeln.de