Saturday 22 June 2013

The Integrity Of A Treasure Trove Is Safeguarded Within Art Storage

By Brent Smith


Each creation of art is a unique, courageous adventure. Every painting, drawing, sketch, tapestry or sculpture represents a one-of-a-kind, evocative interpretation by its creator, deserving of care. Proper art storage provides for the unblemished lifespan a masterpiece demands, for viewing pleasure without compromise, for generations to come.

Collectors consistently concur that condition, rather than the age of an object, exerts the greater influence on its value. The forces of sunlight, humidity, environmental air quality, fungal growth, insects, framing and cleaning materials and moving methods impact condition while in stowage.

Heat damages art via dehydration with color denigration, flaking paint and paper discoloration. Moisture causes paintings to ripple and instigate the growth of mold. Safeguarding against these damaging elements requires maintaining a humidity-free environment with temperature consistency at 67 degrees F.

Alleviating the effects of airborne contaminants, which settle onto paintings as microscopic particulate, is accomplished utilizing acid-free mounts and boards for framing. Canvases should always be stored flat in a crate and moved in the same configuration. Insecticides and spray cleaners should never be used on or near crated artwork.

Secured artwork requires 'archival' materials or processing methodologies for stability during extended periods of stowage. Safe, inert materials incorporate qualities that abolish volatility or degradation that can result in serious damages from exposure to off-gassing. Artwork created with metal or paper is particularly susceptible to irrevocable damage when stored in proximity to unstable materials.

Archival materials are a product of refined raw components that provide the purity for inertly safeguarding stored artwork without compromise. Produced to hold all the properties that protect artistic renderings from the damaging elements inherently harmful to paint, paper, canvas, fabric or metals, 'archival' outdistances lesser, poor quality competition by miles.

If indeed, 'A picture is worth a thousand words, ' and at 'The essence of all great art is gratitude', creative artistry deserves the finest care possible. The softest touch with the power of steel is found in today's imperviable art storage. A masterpiece deserves no less.




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