Conservation, Tourism, and Identity of Contemporary Community Art: A Case Study of Felipe Seade's Mural Allegory to Work"

ISBN-13: 9781771884013 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 328 str.

Virginia Santamarina Campos; Maria Angeles Carabal Montagud; Maria De Miguel Molina

Opis

This new book, Conservation, Tourism, and Identity of Contemporary Community Art: A Case Study of Felipe Seade's Mural "Allegory to Work", aims to promote new models of sustainable management in the field of contemporary mural art. Nowadays, cultural heritage has become an essential tool for society, stressing the necessity to properly conserve cultural resources in order to maintain a social, economic, and environmental sustainable development. In this book, the mural "Allegory to Work," by the artist Felipe Seade located in Uruguay, is used as a case study. The work of Felipe Seade, a prominent political mural artist of the twentieth century, reflects the influence of Mexican heritage and the socio-political themes of that time, which were commonly used by the Social Realism art movement. The authors look at the mural--and its restoration--through the lens of tourism, globalization, and new interest in cultural heritage. The book demonstrates that the restoration should be aware that the perspective of the protagonists must be incorporated in the intervention process. This first-of-its-kind volume brings together historical, ethnographic, tourism, and scientific research that lead to a sustainable project, from the point of view of identity, economy, politics, and society. This volume, with over 50 color illustrations, will be valuable for college and research libraries, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professors in the field of cultural heritage and art as well as those involved in community-based research.

Spis treści

Introduction. Contemporary Uruguayan Mural Painting. Tradition and Relevance. Social Realism in Contemporary Mural Painting. Felipe Seade as the Main Figure of the Uruguayan Social Realism. The Contemporary Mural Painting "Allegory to Work". "On the Face of It": Wall-to-Wall Home Ethnography. Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Contemporary Community Art. Physical Identification and Digital Record of Painting. Colorimetric Characterization. Study of the Chemical Composition through Cross Sections: Optical Microscopy; Scanning Electron Microscopy: X-Ray Microanalysis. Technical Documentation Sheet of Painting. Scientific Cataloguing. State of Conservation. Restoration Process. The Use and Social Enjoyment of Murals: ‘The People’s Art’, Its Publics and Cultural Heritage. Preventive Conservation Policies. Guidelines to Stimulate Use and Social Enjoyment. Conclusions: Management, Touristic Promotion and Social Enjoyment of Contemporary Mural Painting.