* What are the technical and methodological
differences when cleaning tempera, oils, acrylic
and alkyd paintings?
* What is exactly their vulnerability to cleaning
treatments?
* What the chemical and physico mechanical effects
of solvent penetration are on paint films?
* Will paintings behave (and age) in the same
way after having been subjected to solvent cleaning?
* How to control (if possible) soap residues?
And what are their potential risk for paint
films?
* Should gels be used in extremely cracked painted
surfaces?
* How paintings should look like when cleaning?
* What the visual benefits of cleaning are compared
to the risks of potential damage?
* Dirt, varnish, overpaint...how to proceed
critically?
The conference “New insights into the
cleaning of paintings” (CLEANING 2010)
is a joint effort of both the UPV and the SI
and it will be held in the Universidad Politécnica
de Valencia in May 26th to 28th, 2010. It is
intended to be an international forum where
the most relevant scientists and conservators
in the field present their latest research and
help answer these and many other questions arisen
in conservators’ day to day practice.
More specifically the topics of the conference
are:
* The chemistry of drying and film formation
* The effects of residual solvents on the mechanical
properties of paint films
* The effects of solvent leeching in the mechanical
properties of paint films
* The chemical alterations of paint films,
* The effects of cleaning and the impact of
the environment,
* Aesthetics (patinas, methodologies…)
* Case studies and conservation treatments with
special emphasis in cleaning issues, boundaries
and challenges..
* Cleaning softwares …etc
