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Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development of Historical Cities in Asia
4-5 December 2007, Berlin, Germany
| by André Alexander | |
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"Safeguarding traditions & ancient knowledge to promote development"
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was the motto of a project planned and carried out by the two NGOs ASIA
Onlus (Rome) and Tibet Heritage Fund (Berlin). Both organizations have
been working for over a decade on development projects in Tibet that
include the preservation of Tibet's unique cultural heritage. With
support from the EU, a program to investigate the issues of sustainable
preservation of the heritage of Tibet seeks to evaluate adequate
methodologies to preserve aspects such as Tibet’s ancient architecture,
its traditional cities and its monastic art was launched. |
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2.4. Sibiel Cultural Centre
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| Cultural Project The Sibiel Cultural Centre, Ecomuseum – Contemporary Art Gallery |
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| by Ovidiu Danes | |
DALA Cultural Foundation |
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The project of the DALA Foundation started from the idea of restoring the dialogue between two cultures, rural and urban. The setting of the Sibiel village provides, through the dynamic of changes, interesting documenting - research - experimenting material. The Sibiu outskirts, currently going through a transformation process that can be followed along several lines (image, human composition, and oral tradition), provide their journey of identity development up to present times. |
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Material Studies
| An Alteration Phenomenon of Cinnabar Red Pigment in the Mural Paintings from Sucevita |
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| by Ioan Istudor, Anca Dina, Geanina Rosu, Doina Seclaman and Gheorghe Niculescu | |
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The mural paintings from
northern Moldavia have always been a point of interest for specialists
in conservation, due to their technical qualities that assured their
preservation over the years in the severe climate of this region in
Romania.
Over the years, both exterior and interior paintings
showed colour alterations caused by environmental factors like
atmospheric deposits, humidity and light among others. Through
physical, chemical or biological processes, these factors induced
superficial chromatic alterations of the colours, modifying the
artistic expression of the paintings.
These alterations are generally considered as patina.
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Reconstructing a 1972’s Neon Light Installation at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto |
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| by Filipe Duarte | |
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A 1972’s neon light
installation from the artist António Quadros Ferreira was investigated
and reconstructed 35 years after its original presentation, under a
pilot project on Conservation of Contemporary Art at the Museum of the
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP). The
reconstruction of the artwork was carried out in close communication
with the artist without whom this project would not have been
possible to be
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accomplished - such was the lack of information available on the artwork.
This article aims to describe the whole process behind the reconstruction of Quadros Ferreira’s installation, from the identification of what was left from the original components at FBAUP’s Museum depot until its reinstallation and public exhibition in April 2007. |
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Case Study |
| The Church of "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist" from Arbore Previous Interventions from the Perspective of Derestoration |
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| by Anca Dina and Oliviu Boldura | |
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The painting from the
church “The Beheading of St. John the Baptist” from Arbore, Romania,
can be described as vivid in chromatic harmonies, often using the
dialog between green and pale-red and spontaneous by its graceful and
beautifully modulated drawing. Dynamic in the interaction between the
characters’ gestures and attitudes, the painting is minutely elaborated
in the smallest detail and compositionally determined with blocks of
architecture carefully distributed.
These qualities, the stylistic and chromatic particularities, made the church become part of the UNESCO World Heritage. |
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