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Detection of possible agents that endanger the master
pieces is one of the goals of the precautionary measures
for conservation. Storage must be carefully design,
because a bad ventilation system, humidity, high
temperatures, framing, shipping and handling, plagues,
pollution may increase the natural damage of the pieces.
Assuming we are not storing the piece, we keep it at
home, a sculpture that has been exposed to heat, or a
painting, which has been hung on a humid wall, or an
aggressive cleaning product, home-made organic cleaners,
such as potatoes, onions or flax seed oil, used for
cleaning purposes, may cause a chemical reaction. This
reaction eventually will cause the lost of the glaze, it
may darken the gloss and bacteria may grow, and,
therefore damage the painting.
When a work of art has been exposed to hot sources as
heaters, fire places, or just sunlight coming through a
window and therefore repetitive temperature changes. The
paint will dry, eventually the oil will vanish. In a
painting the paint will lose its glaze. In a wooden
sculpture, the wood will crack, and may lose some parts.
Vandalism or accidents will endanger the piece too. A
piece may also be damaged by someone without
professional knowledge trying to fix the problem. Proper
preservation of the work of art and documents that make
up a history collection is often neglected by many
people.
Through simple steps, the storage and the exposition of
the items, it can be safely and inexpensively done.
Artec is offering: PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR
CONSERVATION PLANS, which include a check up and
evaluation on the zones where the master piece will be
stored or exhibited. Light, humidity, plagues,
pollution, and physical changes will be measured.
Maintenance monitors to check on humidity and
temperature, will be placed. And as soon as the proper
conditions have been found, a list of recommendations to
enable the people to take care of their master pieces,
monitoring the environment internally. |
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