Czech Art in the 1950s-1980s in the Public Space: Recording, Research, and Restoration.
Provider: Ministerstvo kultury
Programme: Program aplikovaného výzkumu a vývoje národní a kulturní identity - NAKI II
Implementation period: 01.03.16 - 31.12.19
Workplace:
Fakulta restaurování - Katedra humanitních věd FR
Investigator: Lahoda TomášTeam member: Říhová Vladislava | Hečková Petra | Horák Petr | Machačko Luboš
Description:
The objective of the project is to create instruments to identify, document, record, and popularise a group of immovable cultural heritage items - pieces of artistic installations created in the public space in 1950-1989. For items made of selected materials, the objective is also to establish the procedures and method for long-term preventive protection, conservation, and restoration. The project focuses on outdoor works - sculptures, reliefs related to architecture as well as various mural techniques (mosaic, sgraffito). These are among the most endangered components of immovable cultural heritage as their vast majority are not listed as such. The listing is often complicated by the lack of information about ownership, authorship, date of origin, artistic quality or authenticity of the works. Therefore, one of the objectives is to create an expert map containing information verified in contemporary written documents (minutes of the meetings of the Czech Fine Arts Fund committee for co-operation between artists and architects). The map provide access to the most comprehensive set of data about the origin of the works and ? following field research ? their current condition. The final objective of the topographic part is to identify and recommend for further protection mainly the high-quality works (often created by recognised artists and having significant material value), with subsequent publication, including that to the general public. A number of previously uncommon materials and techniques were used to create such outdoor installations. The project also includes research and this field and the preparation of procedures for preventive maintenance and conservation of items made of various modern materials (concrete, cement sgraffiti, fiberglass). Sample preservation and restoration actions will be applied in order to establish the conservation procedures and methodologies for the selected types of materials.
The objective of the project is to create instruments to identify, document, record, and popularise a group of immovable cultural heritage items - pieces of artistic installations created in the public space in 1950-1989. For items made of selected materials, the objective is also to establish the procedures and method for long-term preventive protection, conservation, and restoration. The project focuses on outdoor works - sculptures, reliefs related to architecture as well as various mural techniques (mosaic, sgraffito). These are among the most endangered components of immovable cultural heritage as their vast majority are not listed as such. The listing is often complicated by the lack of information about ownership, authorship, date of origin, artistic quality or authenticity of the works. Therefore, one of the objectives is to create an expert map containing information verified in contemporary written documents (minutes of the meetings of the Czech Fine Arts Fund committee for co-operation between artists and architects). The map provide access to the most comprehensive set of data about the origin of the works and ? following field research ? their current condition. The final objective of the topographic part is to identify and recommend for further protection mainly the high-quality works (often created by recognised artists and having significant material value), with subsequent publication, including that to the general public. A number of previously uncommon materials and techniques were used to create such outdoor installations. The project also includes research and this field and the preparation of procedures for preventive maintenance and conservation of items made of various modern materials (concrete, cement sgraffiti, fiberglass). Sample preservation and restoration actions will be applied in order to establish the conservation procedures and methodologies for the selected types of materials.
