[HTML][HTML] Resistance to artificial daylight of paints used in urban artworks. Influence of paint composition and substrate

EM Alonso-Villar, T Rivas, JS Pozo-Antonio - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar radiation is one of the deterioration factors par excellence of modern urban artworks,
as among other manifestations, it causes loss of colour. This deterioration can compromise …

An in-and-out-the-lab Raman spectroscopy study on street art murals from Reggio Emilia in Italy

A Rousaki, P Vandenabeele, M Berzioli… - … Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
The street art murals 'The Big Mother'by Gola Hundun, the 'Big Sacral Bird'by Kenor, the
'Oriental Carpet” by H101 and “The Economy Subdues You” by Zosen, belonging to the …

Street art graffiti: Discovering their composition and alteration by FTIR and micro-Raman spectroscopy

A Bosi, A Ciccola, I Serafini, M Guiso, F Ripanti… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Paints used in street art are modern materials subjected to degradation processes, which
are very complex and difficult to predict without taking into account of several factors. This …

Protecting Street Art from Outdoor Environmental Threats: What Are the Challenges?

L Pagnin, N Guarnieri, FC Izzo, S Goidanich, L Toniolo - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Street Art is an artistic expression in constant development, whose interest has grown in
recent years among society, public administrations, conservators, and heritage scientists …

Efficacy of colour protectors in urban art paintings under different conditions: from a real mural to the laboratory

EM Alonso-Villar, T Rivas, JS Pozo-Antonio, G Pellis… - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contemporary muralism is one of the most widespread manifestations of urban art in cities
nowadays. Loss of colour (fading) due to degradation of the pictorial materials is one of the …

Assessing the (In) Stability of Urban Art Paints: From Real Case Studies to Laboratory Investigations of Degradation Processes and Preservation Possibilities

D Cimino, R Lamuraglia, I Saccani, M Berzioli, FC Izzo - Heritage, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban art as a shared expression of street art between artists, citizenship and municipalities
has always had an important role in the social life and appearance of modern cities …

Discoloration of Historical Plastic Objects: New Insight into the Degradation of β-Naphthol Pigment Lakes

A Micheluz, EM Angelin, JA Lopes, MJ Melo… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light is a determining factor in the discoloration of plastics, and photodegradation processes
can affect the molecular structures of both the polymer and colorants. Limited studies …

Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study

F Sabatini, J La Nasa, I Degano, B Campanella… - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, a notable change has occurred in how street art murals are perceived by art
history and the general public, with a growing recognition of their social and cultural …

Different molecular structure of pigments versus traditional UV Stabilizers on the UV irradiation life of HDPE

Q Chen, B Yang, Z Zhang, J Zhang - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
As the demands on high-density polyethylene for weather resistance, aesthetics and
functionality continue to improve, copper phthalocyanine has recently received attention for …

A Silver Monochrome “Concetto spaziale” by Lucio Fontana: A Spectroscopic Non-and Micro-Invasive Investigation of Materials

M Longoni, C Beccaria, L Bonizzoni, S Bruni - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In several of his artworks, for instance the Venezie cycle, Fontana employed metallic paints;
previous investigations on such materials highlighted the use of different synthetic binders …