Fabienne Meyer und Sibylle Wulff: Wie rettet man Kunst?
Fabienne Meyer and Sibylle Wulff: How to save art?
About secrets, dangers and restoration work.
Published 2023, 80 pages, colour throughout, with illustrations by Martina Leykamm, hardcover with bookmark.
Works of art are unique and irreplaceable, no copy is as good as the original, even if it may look the same on the surface. That is why originals must be cared for and preserved. This book is written by two restorers who explain what this looks like, what can happen to a work of art, what you need to know and take into account, and what secrets you can discover.
Please note: The book is published in german language.
Works of art are unique and irreplaceable. No copy is as good as the original, as they usually remain soulless. Yet they are confronted with dangers from everywhere: ravenous insects, fungi, light, people and many other things harm them. The saviours and protectors of art are restorers. Restorers Fabienne Meyer and Sibylle Wulff, together with illustrator Martina Leykamm, report on the methods used to decipher and preserve ancient and modern art, what needs to be taken into account and what can happen to a piece of art.
An informative and brilliantly illustrated book that changes the way we look at and deal with works of art. By preserving art, we are also preserving the memory of humanity.
Published 2023, 80 pages, colour throughout, with illustrations by Martina Leykamm, hardcover with bookmark, dimensions: 24 x 32 cm.
From the content:
- Examining works of art – uncovering secrets
- The restoration studio
- Materials science
- What secrets does a piece of paper hide?
- How is a wooden sculpture constructed?
- Gilding techniques
- Contemporary art
- An exhibition is organised
- Of pests, pollutants and other dangers
- Restoring a painting step by step
Biographies:
Fabienne Meyer studied "Conservation and Restoration of Art on Paper, Library and Archive Materials" in Stuttgart. She did her doctorate on pollutants in museums and works as a restorer at the Museum of Prints and Drawings of the National Museums in Berlin.
Sibylle Wulff studied "Conservation and Restoration of Paintings and Polychrome Sculptures" in Stuttgart and Newcastle. Since 2007, she has been in charge of the over 600-year-old Custody / Art Collection of the University of Leipzig as a restorer.
Martina Leykamm studied communication design in Nuremberg and London. She has lived in Berlin since 2000 and works as a freelance illustrator for book publishers, newspapers, magazines and companies.
