Conservation, tourism, and identity of contemporary community art : a case study of Felipe Seade's mural "Allegory to work"

346 Pages·2018·56.87 MB·English

by  Angeles Carabal-Montagud

CONSERVATION, TOURISM, AND
IDENTITY OF CONTEMPORARY
COMMUNITY ART
A Case Study of Felipe Seade’s Mural
“Allegory to Work”

CONSERVATION, TOURISM, AND
IDENTITY OF CONTEMPORARY
COMMUNITY ART
A Case Study of Felipe Seade’s Mural
“Allegory to Work”
Edited by
Virginia Santamarina-Campos, PhD
María Ángeles Carabal-Montagud, PhD
María De Miguel-Molina, PhD
Blanca De Miguel-Molina, PhD
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Conservation, tourism, and identity of contemporary community art : a case study of Felipe Seade’s
mural “Allegory to work” / edited by Virginia Santamarina Campos, PhD, María Ángeles Carabal
Montagud, PhD, María de Miguel Molina, PhD, Blanca De Miguel Molina, PhD.
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1. Seade, Felipe, 1912-1969. Alegoría al trabajo. 2. Mural painting and decoration--Conservation and
restoration--Uruguay--Case studies. 3. Cultural property--Conservation and restoration--Uruguay--Case
studies. 4. Social realism--Uruguay--Case studies. 5. Art and society--Uruguay--Case studies. 6. Art and
globalization--Uruguay--Case studies. 7. Sustainable tourism--Uruguay--Case studies. 8. Hospitality
industry--Uruguay--Case studies. I. Carabal Montagud, María Ángeles, editor II. Santamarina Campos,
Virginia, editor III. Miguel Molina, María de, editor IV. Miguel Molina, Blanca de, editor
ND429.S43A44 2017 759.9895 C2017-905556-9 C2017-905557-7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Santamarina Campos, Virginia, editor. | Uruguay. Comisiâon del Patrimonio Cultural de la
Naciâon. | Universidad Politâecnica de Valencia.
Title: Conservation, tourism, and identity of contemporary community art : a case study of Felipe
Seade’s mural “Allegory to work” / editors: Virginia Santamarina Campos, María Ángeles Carabal
Montagud, María de Miguel Molina, Blanca De Miguel Molina.
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Identifiers: LCCN 2017037302 (print) | LCCN 2017042123 (ebook) | ISBN 9781315209586 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781771884013 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Art and society--Uruguay--Case studies. | Heritage tourism--Uruguay--Case studies. | Mu-
ral painting and decoration, Uruguayan--Conservation and restoration--Uruguay--Colonia del Sacramento.
| Seade, Felipe, 1912-1969. Alegorâi al trabajo.
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CONTENTS
About the Editors.........................................................................................ix
List of Contributors ..................................................................................xiii
List of Abbreviations ...................................................................................xv
Acknowledgments .....................................................................................xvii
Introduction ................................................................................................1
V. Santamarina-Campos, M. Á. Carabal-Montagud,
M. De Miguel-Molina, and S. Kröner
PART I: CONTEMPORARY MURAL AND FELIPE SEADE ...................21
1. Contemporary Uruguayan Mural Painting,
Tradition, and Relevance .........................................................................23
A. E. Sánchez-Guillén and A. A. Berriel-Benvenuto
2. Social Realism in Contemporary Mural Painting .................................49
V. Santamarina-Campos
3. Felipe Seade as the Main Figure of the Uruguayan Social Realism .......65
M. Fernández-Oscar, V. Santamarina-Campos,
M. Á. Carabal-Montagud, and M. J. Guirado-Ruano
4. The Contemporary Mural Painting “Allegory to Work” .....................79
M. Á. Carabal-Montagud, V. Santamarina-Campos,
M. Fernández-Oscar, and M. J. Guirado-Ruano
PART II: ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH OF THE PAINTING
“ALLEGORY TO WORK” ....................................................................93
5. “On the Face of It”: Wall-to-Wall Home Ethnography .........................95
J. Skinner
vi Contents
6. Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Contemporary
Community Art.......................................................................................105
V. Santamarina-Campos, E. M. Martínez-Carazo,
M. Á. Carabal-Montagud, and M. De-Miguel-Molina
PART III: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE PAINTING
“ALLEGORY TO WORK” ..................................................................137
7. Physical Identification and Digital Record of Painting ......................139
J. C. Valcárcel-Andrés, M. Fernández-Oscar, E. M. Martínez-Carazo,
and M. Sánchez-Pons
8. Colorimetric Characterization ..............................................................163
M. L. Martínez-Bazán, M. Fernández-Oscar, D. J. Yusá-Marco,
and E. M. Martínez-Carazo
9. Study of the Chemical Composition Through Cross Sections:
Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and
X-Ray Microanalysis ..............................................................................181
D. J. Yusá-Marco, X. Mas-i-Barberà, M. Fernández-Óscar,
and M. J. Guirado-Ruano
10. Technical Documentation Sheet of Painting:
Scientific Cataloging ................................................................................195
M. Sánchez-Pons, M. Fernández-Oscar, J. C. Valcárcel-Andrés,
and M. L. Martínez-Bazán
PART IV: INTERVENTION PROCESS OF THE PAINTING
“ALLEGORY TO WORK” ..................................................................209
11. State of Conservation .............................................................................211
J. L. Regidor-Ros, M. A. Zalbidea-Muñoz, and M. Fernández-Oscar
12. Restoration Process ................................................................................225
M. A. Zalbidea-Muñoz, J. L. Regidor-Ros, V. Muhvich Meirelles,
and A. R. Benítez Alcieri
PART V: MUSEOGRAPHIC AREA AND SUSTAINABLE
TOURISM OF THE PAINTING “ALLEGORY TO WORK” ..........255
13. The Use and Social Enjoyment of Murals: ‘The People’s Art,’
Its Publics and Cultural Heritage .........................................................257
S. Carden
Contents vii
14. Preventive Conservation Policies ..........................................................271
X. Mas-i-Barberà, M. Sánchez-Pons, and J. Osca-Pons
15. Guidelines to Stimulate Use and Social Enjoyment ............................283
M. De-Miguel-Molina, B. De-Miguel-Molina, and
M. V. Segarra-Oña
Conclusions: Management, Touristic Promotion, and Social
Enjoyment of Contemporary Mural Painting .....................................301
V. Santamarina-Campos, M. Á. Carabal-Montagud,
M. De-Miguel-Molina, and B. De-Miguel-Molina
Index .........................................................................................................317

ABOUT THE EDITORS
Virginia Santamarina-Campos, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Conservation and Restoration of
Cultural Heritage, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain
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 coor-
dinator of the research micro-cluster VLC/CAMPUS International “Glo-
balization, tourism, and heritage,” and of the research group “Sustainable
management of the cultural and natural heritage” at the Faculty of Fine
Arts, UPV, Spain. 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.
She completed her master degree in internet–intranet programming
(2001); and PhD on conservation and restoration of the historic-artistic
heritage (2003) at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), which
resulted as a platform for self-learning and research of mural art in many
Latin American universities. She also holds a Drone/UAV Pilot Training
Certificate awarded by the Flyschool Air Academy (Spain) in the year
2015.
In the last five years, she has conducted eight international R&D proj-
ects supported by competitive calls and five R&D international contracts
supported by public and private organizations. The results have been dis-
seminated through several scientific journals and contributions to national
and international congress. Currently, she is the coordinator of a European
Project (Proposal: 732433 – AiRT) H2020-ICT-2016-2017.