[HTML][HTML] A multi-analytical approach for precise identification of alkyd spray paints and for a better understanding of their ageing behaviour in graffiti and urban …

G Pellis, M Bertasa, C Ricci, A Scarcella… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contemporary graffiti and murals became an artistic expression worthy of attention
worldwide as well as their conservation. The application of spray paints with increasing …

[HTML][HTML] 60 years of street art: A comparative study of the artists' materials through spectroscopic and mass spectrometric approaches

J La Nasa, B Campanella, F Sabatini, A Rava… - Journal of Cultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Street art murals are an artistic expression strictly interwoven in the urban landscape, and in
recent years have received increasing attention as cultural heritage at risk. Today there is …

Forms and factors of deterioration of urban art murals under humid temperate climate; influence of environment and material properties

T Rivas, EM Alonso-Villar… - The European Physical …, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
This study describes the different alteration forms in 25 street art murals created between
2007 and 2018 on different substrates and located in different cities in NW Spain. The …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical Characterisation of Artists' Spray-Paints: A diagnostic tool for urban art conservation

V Marazioti, AM Douvas, F Katsaros, P Koralli… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study the chemical characterisation of 24 commercial spray-paints in different colours
as used in contemporary public murals, street art, and graffiti is presented. The analyses …

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 …

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 …

Characterization of spray paints used in street art graffiti by a non‐destructive multi‐analytical approach

IM Cortea, L Ratoiu, R Rădvan - Color Research & Application, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Often associated with acts of vandalism, graffiti can also be identified with the so‐called
street art movement. Moreover, in the historical context of visual arts from the 20th and 21st …

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 …