School of Historical Studies Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation

The Behaviour of Western Artist’s Materials in Tropical Environments

ARC Linkage grant: LP0211015

Introduction

Identification of the materials and techniques of canvas paintings

The supply of artist’s materials in Southeast Asia

The response of canvas paintings to tropical environments as demonstrated from the assessment of works in four museums in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand - information coming soon

The in-situ investigation of their mechanical behaviour with the use of Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI)

Project activities

Brief list of references - information coming soon

Acknowledgements

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