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- Title
Ronald by Franz West. Mounting of a Three-Dimensional Papier-mâché Object.
- Authors
Hartl, Andreas; Kaltenbruner, Gerda; Steiner, Karin
- Abstract
This paper describes a new mounting system for a structurally damaged paper maché object by the artist Franz West (1947-2012). Due to a massive but now inactive pest infestation, the papier-mâché core of the artwork was substantially damaged by numerous bore holes and tunnels. Moreover, mechanical impact had fractured the artwork, which further decreased its stability. To successfully stabilize the structure, methods of consolidation and strategies for mounting had to be combined. Conservation focused on consolidation and loss compensation of the insect damaged surface and subsurface of the object. The second and equally important part of the conservation concept dealt with mounting and at the same time securing the fractured area. This was accomplished by constructing a grid-shaped support structure that perfectly fit between the uneven backside surface of the object and the plane perspex back-board of the existing frame. The support structure holds the vulnerable area along the fracture in place while at the same time allowing for mounting of the object within the frame.
- Subjects
CARDBOARD; MOUNTING of art; PAPER handling; WEST, Franz, 1947-2012; ART labels
- Publication
Restaurator, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 3/4, p237
- ISSN
0034-5806
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/res-2016-0022