{"title":"From Prism to Kaleidoscope: Effect Versus Intention in the Conservation of Contemporary Art","authors":"Muriel Verbeeck","doi":"10.1080/01971360.2021.1968594","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Artist’s intention is not an unambiguous concept in conservation. It is used to focus on the aesthetic function of the work and its intentional effect. To understand the artwork in order to transmit its meaning, the conservator must therefore become a “receptor” and “read” the stimuli created by the artist as objectively and sensitively as possible. This article includes a draft methodology ranging from taking inventory of the effects to documenting their nomenclature. Artist’s intention can be seen as a prism, but for a complex artwork, conservators also need to use a kaleidoscope of perceptions.","PeriodicalId":17165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","volume":"60 1","pages":"105 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the American Institute for Conservation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2021.1968594","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Artist’s intention is not an unambiguous concept in conservation. It is used to focus on the aesthetic function of the work and its intentional effect. To understand the artwork in order to transmit its meaning, the conservator must therefore become a “receptor” and “read” the stimuli created by the artist as objectively and sensitively as possible. This article includes a draft methodology ranging from taking inventory of the effects to documenting their nomenclature. Artist’s intention can be seen as a prism, but for a complex artwork, conservators also need to use a kaleidoscope of perceptions.
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The American Institute for Conservation is the largest conservation membership organization in the United States, and counts among its more than 3000 members the majority of professional conservators, conservation educators and conservation scientists worldwide. The Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC, or the Journal) is the primary vehicle for the publication of peer-reviewed technical studies, research papers, treatment case studies and ethics and standards discussions relating to the broad field of conservation and preservation of historic and cultural works. Subscribers to the JAIC include AIC members, both individuals and institutions, as well as major libraries and universities.