Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Pintura y Restauración
Contemporary paintings-characterized by new textures, unvarnished surfaces or matte finishes-have new aesthetic values that should be strictly respected by conservators. This often leads conservators to establish unconventional treatment... more
Esta breve monografía de la editorial británica Archetype recoge los trabajos presentados en el congreso Modern Conservation: What’s new? celebrado en la Wallace Collection (Londres) en Octubre de 2014, organizada por el Grupo de Pintura... more
Desde que Walter Benjamin escribiera hace más de cuatro décadas su célebre obra La obra de arte en la época de su reproductibilidad técnica muchos son los enfoques y nociones que han debido reformularse en torno al concepto de... more
Los artículos compilados en esta publicación incluyen los trabajos presentados en la conferencia Appearance and Reality: Examining Colour Change in Paintings, celebrado en la Tate Gallery (Londres) en Octubre de 2015 y publicados por la... more
As in previous centuries, the art of the 20th century has been influenced by technological, scientific and industrial advances. Thus, significant developments in the plastics industry and its huge cultural and historical impact has turned... more
Since the opening of the Veterinarian Museum of the Complutense University of Madrid a few years ago, we have revised the museological and museography projects, which deal with very significant and peculiar collections. We found a diverse... more
Dry-cleaning systems are an interesting alternative for the elimination of superficial dirt deposited on matt paints since they present remarkable advantages regarding the employment of organic solvents or surfactants. However, sometimes,... more
Resumen En el contexto de la fotografía artística contemporánea, uno de los sistemas de montaje y exhibición más relevantes de los últimos años ha sido el denominado face-mounting. Este tipo de montaje, con gran presencia en las más... more
En el ámbito del Arte Contemporáneo, dispositivos como fotocopiadoras e impresoras láser se han convertido en herramientas artísticas de primer orden. Además de su empleo en diferentes manifestaciones artísticas, las imágenes... more
Actualmente, una gran parte de las colecciones de diseño industrial contemporáneo incluyen multitud de piezas fabricadas en materiales plásticos. Estos objetos plantean una problemática específica en cuanto a su identificación material.... more
The intrinsic properties of the wax, its ability to melt, solidify and change shape as well as its malleability, its accurate color, character and credibility evergreen that achieved, made it particularly suited to cross the limits of... more
In recent years, university museums have been subject to growing interest from the scientific community. Their collections are composed of objects whose nature varies, allowing the visitor and the researcher to make a visual tour of the... more
Several documents, some of them never before published, are here examined in order to illustrate the dynamics surrounding the production of wax sculpture at the Royal College of Surgery of Saint Carlos in Madrid, during the period 1786 to... more
From an anthropological point of view wax is considered one of the most suitable materials for the representation of the human body due to its unique ability to appear similar to its appearance and to imitate the qualities of skin and... more