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

ISBN-13: 9781774636497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 346 str.

Virginia Santamarina-Campos; Mar?a ?ngeles Carabal-Montagud; Mar?a 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. The authors look at a famous mural—and its restoration—through the lens of tourism, globalization, and new i

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.

O autorze

Virginia Santamarina-Campos, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain. She is also the coordinator of the Research micro-cluster VLC/CAMPUS International "Globalization, tourism and heritage", and of the research group "Sustainable management of the cultural and natural heritage" at the Faculty of Fine Arts, UPV. She has been a visiting researcher at Italy and Mexico. Her specialization is related to conservation and Restoration of Mural Art. She received a National Award for her final dissertation by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports in Spain. In the last 5 years, she has conducted eight international R+D projects supported by competitive calls and five R+D international contracts supported by public and private organizations. The results have been disseminated through several scientific journals and contributions to national and international congresses.

María Ángeles Carabal-Montagud, PhD, is a Professor at the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain. She is a member of the Research micro-cluster VLC/CAMPUS "Globalization, tourism and heritage", and of the research group "Sustainable management of the cultural and natural heritage" at the Faculty of Fine Arts, UPV. In addition, she has supervised several PhD theses and Master and Degree dissertations.

María de Miguel-Molina, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Management Department and Head of Studies at the Management School at the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain. She is member of the Research micro-cluster VLC/CAMPUS "Globalization, tourism and heritage". Her main research focus is on the public sector, public policies, public management, and inclusive policies. She has participated in several international and national R&D projects (competitive calls). In addition, she has been at the Lakehead University in Canada and the UC Berkeley in the USA as Visiting Professor in order to research muralism public policies. She supervised several PhD and Master theses and has published more than 35 papers.

Blanca de Miguel-Molina, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Management Department of the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain. She teaches courses mainly in strategic management and business models. Her main research involves innovation in creative and cultural industries, corporate community involvement, and bibliometrics. She is the supervisor of various PhD and Master theses, and she has published her research results in several indexed journals on creative and cultural industries, among other fields.