Methods and Products for the Conservation of Vandalized Urban Art Murals

Coatings

Mauro Francesco La Russa¹  Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo¹  Margarida Castro²  Eduarda Vieira²  Patrícia Moreira³  Laura Rivaroli⁴  Sara Capriotti⁴  Andrea Macchia⁴  Claudia Curbelo⁴ 

[1] DiBEST—Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy;Universidade Católica Portuguesa, School of Arts, CITAR, Research Centre for Science and Technology of Arts, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;Universidade Católica Portuguesa, School of Arts, Research Centre for Science and Technology of Arts, CITAR and Faculty of Biotechnology, CBQF, Research Centre of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage (YOCOCU), 00185 Rome, Italy;

关键词: conservation urban art;    murals;    coating;    protective layer;    cleaning;   

DOI  :  10.3390/coatings11111304

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The possibility of contemporary mural paintings to be “tagged” by vandals, with spray and/or markers, represents a serious problem for the conservation of urban art. The present study aims to define the applicability of a protective coating on murals’ surface to preserve them against vandalism. The research has been focused on anti-graffiti products currently used in the field of cultural heritage conservation. These products represent an optimum start point to preserve mural artwork from vandal actions. The commercially available anti-graffiti products have been compared with an innovative product, PRO-ART, specifically formulated by YOCOCU in collaboration with Pelicoat, for the conservation of murals. At the same time, it has tested the cleaning of contemporary murals by using different mixtures of solvents and surfactants. The experimentations have been carried out on external walls, followed by the conducting of in situ tests (application tests, empirical evaluations and colorimetric analysis), as well as laboratory investigations (contact angle and optical/electronic microscopy).

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