top of page

The Idealist - Philippe José Tonnard

TonnardVis.png
Identification
  • Artist : Philippe José Tonnard (° 1959, Ghent)

  • Manufacture : 1984

Condition
  • Water damage (tidelines)

  • Surface dirt

  • Discolouration (acidification of curtain fabric and adhesive residue)

  • Tear

  • Loss of material

Schets Arrow 2
Treatment
  • Surface cleaning

  • Removal of tidelines (test phase)

  • Dying textiles and tear mending

schets Arrow
Research
  • Decision making

    • artist interview

 

  • Material-technical

    • microscopic analysis of fibers and glue

    • UV examination

    • FTIR research

    • Experiments colouring textiles

    • Experiments rodeo technique for tear mending

 

  • Art historical

    • Origin of curtain fabric

    • Origin of paint

    • Style analysis

Schets Pijl omlaag

No animals were harmed in the making of this website

Icons © Flaticon

© Eveline Vandeputte
bottom of page