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It seems that the oil painting was packed before it was completely dry and that styrofoam used in the packing process stuck to the painting. The painting was packed and sent to us from a family member so it is sentimental and it is not a situation where a shipping company or a seller is to blame. We removed most of the large pieces of styrofoam without causing any damage. However, what remains are many small rice-sized pieces of styrofoam that we cannot remove from the painting without risking damage. We have no experience regarding art restoration. Although there are probably professional solutions involving special solvents, etc., we know nothing about that. We have heard of a household remedy of cutting a potato in half and rubbing the inside part of the potato along the where the styrofoam is stuck. However, we have not yet done anything and are hoping to get good advice from posting this question. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Hi there,

Do you know if the work has been varnished ?
Try to know how much time has the last layer, be it varnish or paint.
Probably what happened is that the styro got heat and «glued».
You also have to be careful so that the product that you may use won’t harm the styro in a way that it won’t «melt» and cause an impression.
You may go to the Wetcanvas Oils’ forum and also post your question there. You’ll have to register, but it’s worthy.
Here’s the link : http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10
You may also check these sites :

http://talasonline.com/

http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/index.html

Good luck !

Best regards,

José

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I was given a question to answer in a presentation for my Humanities course, but i can’t really find anything to talk about. Is there any type of contemporary art that is seen as an icon or symbol?
The entire question is
Define the word icon and be sure you understand its function in Orthodox Christianty. Is there anything comparable in contemorary art in terms of function?
I’m not trying to start a religious debate…i just could use some help. Please and thank you!

Well.. here is some conmtemporary artist and lot of designs of these artist

http://www.buy-fineart.com/category.asp?c=1

u can get lot of help from this !

best of luck !

I want some paintings for my living room, modern art, but I dont know where I can find any online. I would prefer originals and I’m not trying to go broke buying them either.

Know of anything

I love to browse Ebay. Look under "self representing artists" and you’re price will be far better than that at a gallery, and also give you access to a wider range. There have been some really beautiful abstract paintings on there — huge — selling at very affordable rates. Be sure to notice if there is a reserve, you may have to rasie your bid to get past it.

I sort of assume that some young art history phd has written a paper on this but i can’t find it.

"Best" is all in the eyes of the beholder. Do you mean realistic?

I believe it used to be on 49 Kalverstraat – 106 rokin in Amsterdam, does anyone know by any chance if they have a website, or something?

Found a list of art galleries in Amsterdam. No listing.

http://www.thingstodo-amsterdam.com/brochure/content.jsp?FIELD=Shopping&GROUP=2&LEVEL=2&ITEM=10#8

Roelefs is probably named after Wouter Roelefs.

There does appear to be an art gallery in that block:

Arti et Amicitiae
Located in the commercial centre of Amsterdam, at the back of the main shopping street Kalverstraat, Arti et Amicitiae is a society of artists and art lovers, with ca.500 artist members and around 1000 Art Lover members. Building accommodating Arti et Amicitiae, is a 19th century house, with four bronze muses on the neoclassical façade from 1854 and an impressive staircase inside, designed by the famous Dutch architect Berlage, leading to the spacious gallery on the second floor. The society organizes interesting visual arts exhibitions, runs the club, and organizes conferences of artists.
Maatschappij Arti et Amicitiae (est.1839), Rokin 112, 1012 LB Amsterdam
Phone: + 31 20 623 35 08
Exhibitions open: Tuesday – Sunday, 13.00-18.00.

http://www.arti.nl/english.html

How do you clean off paint brushes after painting with oil paint? If I want to paint with oil for the first time, do I need to sketch with pencil first? I am taking an adult art class on Monday and need some guidance as to how to prepare myself for the class. Please give me an idea about what supplies I need to take with me to class. Thank You!

Mineral spirit to remove most of the paint then I dip and vigorously shake my brushes in Turpenoid. This thick liquid is excellent. The manufacturer suggests rinsing with water but I simply dry the brush with a paper towel. My brushes are like new after months of hard labor.

In china there are more and more events about contemporary art (from West and East), i’d like to know which are the most important .thank you!

there’s a free paper you can pick up from several stores – usually out from with current exhibitions around hong kong.

sorry i do not remember the name – i was there 2 years ago

you might want to look up the hk yellow pages for galleries near where you are staying – most are located close to each other and easy to get to via MTR

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