Call for papers--ICOM-CC Working Group Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decorations Interim Meeting

Call for Papers

"Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction
    Techniques"

ICOM-CC Working Group Interim Meeting: Sculpture, Polychromy, and
    Architectural Decorations

hosted at
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland
13-14 April, 2012

Organisers:

    Kate Seymour
    ICOM-CC Working Group Coordinator: Sculpture, Polychromy, and
    Architectural Decoration
    Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg
    Avenue Ceramique 224
    6221 KX Maastricht
    The Netherlands
    +31 43 321 8444
    k.seymour<-a t->sral< . >nl

        <URL:http://www.icom-cc.org>
        <URL:http://www.sral.nl>

    Stephanie de Roemer
    Glasgow Museums / Glasgow Life
    The Burrell Collection
    Pollok Country Park
    2060 Pollokshaws Road
    Glasgow G43 1AT
    UK
    +44 141 287 2556
    stephanie.deroemer<-a t->glasgowlife< . >org< . >uk

        <URL:http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk>

This two day symposium will focus on artistic traditions within the
field of polychrome sculpture relating to construction techniques.
The meeting is intended to follow on from the successful symposium
held in Maastricht (October 2010) and will be hosted by The Burrell
Collection, one of Glasgow's most prestigious museums.

Emphasis will be given to papers and posters presenting information
regarding the construction processes within the field of polychrome
sculpture and the conservation treatment of these artworks. It is
hoped that a wide variety of three-dimensional polychrome supports
will be addressed, including wood, terracotta, ceramic, ivory,
metal, etc. Furthermore, comparisons between practices developed in
different artistic circles will be given prominence where possible.

Call for Papers and Posters: A call for abstracts for this symposium
is now open. Authors wishing to submit either a poster or a paper
should do so before 30 September 2011 to
icomcc.spadinterim2012<-a t->gmail< . >com

Work submitted must be original and must not have been published
elsewhere.

Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words. Selections will be
made by 1 December 2011.

Submitted papers/posters will be edited prior to the conference and
will be published as Postprints by Archetype Books.

Language: All proceedings will be presented in English. Authors are
kindly requested to have a native speaker check their work before
submission.

The Burrell Collection Glasgow Museums: The Burrell Collection has a
large traditional and architectural sculpture collection. The
objects are mainly from France, Germany, England and Scotland, and
made in a variety of materials including marble, alabaster, bronze,
wood, terracotta, ivory and plaster.

Amassed by Sir William Burrell, this large collection is mainly
medieval, and contains 45 fine Nottingham alabasters, medieval
German carved wooden figure groups, wooden figural polychrome
sculpture--mostly from dismantled pre-Reformation German
altarpieces--items of Netherlandish origin, sculpture from other
European countries and some French ivories.

Later collections include some Renaissance period bronzes. Dating
from the late 18th to early 20th century there are choice pieces of
the French school, including works by Houdon, Degas, Renoir, Rodin
and Zadkine. Belgian and Dutch sculptors represented include Meunier
and Van der Stappen, while Italian sculpture includes work by
Tadolini. British sculpture from the 19th to 20th century is wholly
figurative, with an emphasis on portrait busts. The collection
encompasses good examples of late Victorian and Edwardian sculpture.


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