Descripción del proyecto
Estudiar la historia de la durabilidad en el arte
Muchos materiales se ven afectados por la edad, aunque unos superan la prueba del tiempo mucho mejor que otros. ¿Es igual para las piezas históricas? Los artesanos han trabajado la piedra y el metal, y han creado tintes y pigmentos duraderos, así como productos de revestimiento para proteger los materiales más frágiles. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos DURARE investigará el impacto del deseo de los artesanos y sus mecenas de elaborar objetos durables en el ámbito de las artes visuales y decorativas. El proyecto también mapeará las prácticas sociales que influencian la durabilidad y cómo los humanos aprendieron sobre la estabilidad y el comportamiento de los materiales a lo largo del tiempo. Los descubrimientos ayudarán a avanzar en los métodos de conservación del patrimonio cultural.
Objetivo
Our cultural heritage comprises many art objects that are hundreds, some thousands of years old. How did they survive this long? While many factors determine if and how art can be preserved, one has fundamentally impacted its long-term survival: the desire to make and own artefacts that withstand the test of time. This project—DURARE—will undertake the first comprehensive study of the impact of the artisan and patron’s ambitions to craft, own and theorize durable objects on the long-term development of the visual and decorative arts. To achieve durability, artisans have worked stone and metal, created dyes and pigments thought never to fade, made surface coatings ensuring the protection of more brittle materials, and transformed soft clay into long-lasting ceramics. Patrons coveted physically stable objects; yet stability does not always ensure durability: culturally fragile gold can be melted and re-used. Beyond how the durable was made, DURARE will map the social practices influencing durability. We will also establish how, through artistic and social pursuits for durable art, humans acquired knowledge of the stability and behavior of materials over time, thus impacting knowledge traditions outside art history. Finally, we will elucidate the created practices and institutions facilitating durability, such as cultural heritage conservation and museums. Studying the history of durability in art requires hands-on experience with the materials and processes used to make and explore permanence. This project therefore uses an innovative methodology, combining historical research into art objects and textual sources with hands-on reconstructions of materials and techniques. DURARE will achieve a fundamental understanding of durability in art by charting: 1. Variations and concepts of durability in art and patronage; 2. The role of durability in the development of art and craftsmanship; 3. The impact of artistic expertise in durable materials on the history of knowledge.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-STG - Starting GrantInstitución de acogida
3584 CS Utrecht
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