Category: Art Conservation

Lyrical Lines: Examining two Drawings by Charles Blackman

Posted by Samantha Shellard   ●   19 Jan 2016

The preparation of artworks by Gallery Conservators for the exhibition ‘Lure of the Sun: Charles Blackman in Queensland‘ offered an opportunity to observe Blackman’s deliberate selection of certain materials and techniques to depict his subjects. This exhibition explores Blackman’s formative relationships with Queensland artists and writers that were pivotal in his development as one of Australia’s…

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There’s a soap in my painting!

Posted by Amanda Pagliarino   ●   27 Oct 2015

Surely the last place you would look for the soap is in your favourite oil painting? Not so, as over the past decade conservators and conservation scientists have been investigating the peculiar phenomena of soap formation in the rich, oil-laden layers of paint used in the paintings and masterpieces we love to look at. But…

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From the battlefield to the home front

Posted by Kate Wilson   ●   31 Jul 2014

George Washington Lambert was commissioned by the Australian Government and concentrated on set-piece battlefield paintings in Palestine & Turkey. Recent conservation on one of these works, Walk (An incident at Romani) 1919-22 has involved examination and removal of a discoloured dirt and grime layer from the picture surface. George W Lambert served as an Official World War One…

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Watch as we clean Anthony Alder’s Heron’s home

Posted by Jocelyn Evans   ●   8 Mar 2013

Watch our time-lapse as Anthony Alder’s original colours are restored in Heron’s home showing the full tonal range and sharpness of colour. A final varnish layer on a finished painting has been an artistic practice for centuries. Artists often apply a transparent varnish to give saturation and their desired level of gloss to the painting, as well…

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Modern and Contemporary Painters’ Techniques

Posted by Jocelyn Evans   ●   16 Nov 2012

Do you want to deepen your knowledge of modern and contemporary painters’ techniques? Do you want to know what Arthur Boyd, Ian Fairweather, Jasper Johns, Brice Marden, Sidney Nolan, Manuel Ocampo, Nam Jun Paik and DeWain Valentine have in common? Then join us at GOMA on 10-11 December 2012!  We will be hosting The Meaning of…

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