Fading behaviour and colour matching of daylight fluorescent paint
This research, being conducted as a PhD project, by Elizabeth Hinde under the supervision of Dr Petronella Nel, Associate Professor Robyn Sloggett and Associate Professor Ann Roberts is being carried out through the School of Historical Studies (Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation) and the School of Physics.
A lot is known about the conservation of traditional pigments. However little is known about the behaviour and conservation of modern materials such as daylight fluorescent paints used by artists like Howard Arkley and Andy Worhol in the late 20th century. This project is investigating methods of optical characterisation and the ageing characteristics of daylight fluorescent paints. The aim is to apply this knowledge to the conservation of modern works of art.
Publications
- Hinde, L, Nel, P., Sloggett, R., and Roberts, A., 2008. “A novel technique for the photography of daylight fluorescent artwork” in ICOM-CC 15th Triennial Meeting – Diversity in Heritage Conservation: Tradition, Innovation and Participation, Conference Preprints, New Delhi, India, September 22-26, 2008
- Hinde, E., Nel, P., Sloggett, R. and Roberts, A., 2007. “A photographic method for documenting daylight fluorescent paint” in Contemporary Collections – AICCM National Conference – Preprints, eds. A. Pagliarino and G. Osmond, Brisbane, 17th-19th October 2007, p. 31-36