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Konserwacja, rekonstrukcja, stereotypy : artykuł polemiczny

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Knaus T.

Ochrona Zabytków

1980

issue 3

259-260

Engaging in polemics on the article of dr H. Jędrzejewska entitled „Methodological Problems in the Reconstruction of Historic Monuments” („Ochrona Zabytków” , 1970, no 4, p. 187) the author shows a big resemblance to his own views on this subject, delivered at the conservation conference in Gdańsk in 1973, published in series B, volume XXXIV, o f the BMiOZ publication (page 64) and claims that the article should quote a reference. Further in the article the author draws attention to a stereotype fixed in the general comprehension of the conservator’s work, according to which artistic work of the conservator is limited merely to reconstructing the missing parts of the monument, while ail other activities represent the so-called technical conservation. The author tries to demonstrate that all activities on the visual plane o f the work of art have a standing of artistic creation. He also proposes to replace the division o f conservation into „artistic” (or „aesthetic” ) and „technical” with the division into „the removal of disformations” (broadly comprehended) and „giving the durability” , i.e. prolonging the object’s life.

Konserwator - technik czy artysta? (Artykuł dyskusyjny)

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Knaus T.

Ochrona Zabytków

1970

issue 4

250-251

The questions with regard to establishing of a strict demarcation line between the extents to what a conservator may be called an artist and to which a specialist in a technical field form a source of misunderstandings being especially typical for those not im mediately concerned with the conservator’s work. The author puts forward a thesis that the conservator who is responsible for „therapy” of a material thing being a masterpiece of art in its objective sphere prevents the damage of its sense and essence, thus already enabling to call the conservation an artistical activity. The modern conservation technology together with the auxiliary sciences as, for instance, chemistry, physics or biology, though necessary and unevitable, should be described as playing servicing part when compared with tasks and objectives of the virtually artistic character. The artistic sensivity of a conservator should be active already at the first stages of his work starting with cleaning let alone such a serious job as removals of paint layers put by a strange brush. Even the most excellently developed and helpful physical or chemical methods under no circumstances are able to replace the artist’s eye or his in born, personal sensivity. The range of the artist- -conservator’s work comprises much broader activities than the stippling or reconstruction being the last steps in process of conservation.

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Konserwator - technik czy artysta? (Artykuł dyskusyjny)