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Mural
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01 Dec 2020
TL;DR: In this article, a collaborative research project called JAL explored the role and potential for the arts to support water security activities in Rajasthan, which involved local artists who painted a wall with water stories in the village Jhakhoda.
Abstract: A collaborative research project called JAL explored the role and potential for the arts to support water security activities in Rajasthan. The intent was to learn about some of the challenges facing people in rural Rajasthan and to draw on the region's heritage toward arts-led research, practice and thinking to help address critical water issues. One project that emerged from the fieldwork took its inspiration from the murals of Shekhawati and the ancient phad (painted scroll with stories) storytelling tradition of Rajasthan. It involved local artists who painted a wall with water stories in the village Jhakhoda. The artists also painted a scroll that a local storyteller could use to share with other villages. This article offers a report of the mural project, its process and outcome and the insights gained from a close engagement with the community in the village. The experiences signal the rich potential of collaboration with communities and across disciplines, as well as the role of the arts and artists in engaging with and addressing critical global challenges, such as water security.
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19 Jan 2011
TL;DR: In the case of the Church of San Pablo de Cacha in the Canchis Province of southern Peru, this article provided the first iconographic study of the rich murals, examining them in light of their broader historical and cultural relevance.
Abstract: Recently discovered by a team of restorers, the mural paintings of the Church of San Pablo de Cacha in the Canchis Province of southern Peru have received little scholarly attention. This article provides the first iconographic study of the Church's rich murals, examining them in light of their broader historicaland cultural relevance. The paintings were produced in two distinct phases: the first phase corresponds to the early seventeenth century and the second phase was carried out in the late eighteenth century. This study considers the radically different social contexts within which these images were produced andthe distinct meanings that they may have transmitted to local congregations during these two critical moments in colonial Andean history.
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01 Jun 1981
TL;DR: Close examination and analysis of the Spanish Expedition Mural show that Dix's (1980) "war dogs" are later than the main figures and indicate them to be horses, not canines as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Close examination and analysis of the Spanish Expedition Mural show that Dix's (1980) “war dogs” are later than the main figures and indicate them to be horses, not canines.
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14 Aug 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used nanoparticles of alkaline earth hydroxides to provide the strengthening of weakened painted layers in the wall paintings of the Calakmul archaeological site of Mexico.
Abstract: The Maya archaeological site of Calakmul (Campeche, Mexico) comprises a vast architectural and artistic heritage that stands as an invaluable record of the Maya civilization history. The Calakmul Archaeological Project started in the early 1990s, dealing with the recovery, investigation and preservation of the immense historical and artistic patrimony exposed by excavations to weathering and aging. The sub-tropical climate in Calakmul enhances the degradation of both artefacts and traditional restoration materials, such as synthetic polymeric coatings. Therefore, consolidation of works of art (mural paintings) was carried out using nanoparticles of alkaline earth hydroxides to provide the strengthening of weakened painted layers. In particular, mixed calcium hydroxide and barium hydroxide nanoparticles’ dispersions were applied for the consolidation of sulfate-polluted wall paintings. Preliminary investigations of painting samples shed light on the painting technique, which was characterized as mainly lime-based, confirming that the use of Ca(OH)2 and Ba(OH)2 is completely compatible with the physico-chemical properties of the artistic substrates. In fact, the application of nanoparticles resulted in long-term consolidation of the murals and re-adhesion of flaking parts.
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01 Jan 2005
TL;DR: This article attempted to reproduce the brewing processes depicted on the mural paintings in the tombs of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep of the Old Kingdom and in the tomb of Kenamun of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt using a common pathway.
Abstract: We attempted the faithful reproduction of the brewing processes depicted on the mural paintings in the tombs of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep of the Old Kingdom and in the tomb of Kenamun of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt using a common pathway. After multiple reproductions, we succeeded in brewing stable beer using both of the above processes. Surprisingly, the two processes were proven to be completely different. We also attempted to analyze the manufacturing processes depicted in the Kaemraef mural painting, as well as the Meketre models, of the Middle Kingdom. It was evident that the manufacturing process of the Kaemref mural painting belonged to the Niankhkhnum type, while the Meketre models fell under the Kenamun process. These results indicate that two ancient Egyptian beer-manufacturing processes coexisted for a long period of time in Upper and Lower Egypt.
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