Call for papers--Conference: From Futurism to Classicism

Call for papers

"From Futurism to Classicism (1910-1922)"
Pisa
June 20-21, 2015

"From Futurism to Classicism (1910-1922): Research, Art History and
Materials Analysis" is a three year project (2013-2016) funded by
the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research within
the programme Futuro in ricerca 2012, for the support of projects
coordinated by young researchers.  The strongly interdisciplinary
project is based on the close collaboration between art historians,
conservators, physicists and chemists.  FUTURAHMA concerns the study
of Italian painting technique at the beginning of the 20th century,
and focuses primarily on Futurism, Metafisica and the so called
"Ritorno al Classico" (for more information see)

    <URL:http://www.futurahma.it>

The FUTURAHMA group invites scholars (including art historians,
scientists and conservators) to present their research at a
Conference which will be held on 20-21 June 2016 at the Scuola
Normale Superiore and Universita di Pisa, in Pisa, Italy.

Please send an abstract by 1 March 2016 to futurahma<-at->gmail<.>com,
together with a brief biography (maximum 50 words).  The abstract
should be no longer than 500 words, and should relate to one of the
themes described below.

The conference will address the following themes: historical
sources, study of paintings, and analysis of materials.

Participation is free.  Conference Proceedings will be published by
Edizioni della Normale.

Abstracts related to the following themes are welcome:

     Art Historical Research on written sources.  Sources on
    technique, new translations and didactic literature--in the age
    of the Academic structuring of History of art as a discipline
    and of the founding of the Quellengeschichte--all contribute to
    the spread of technical knowledge in decades associated with
    major scientific and industrial advances.  Contributions could
    address sources, written by or addressed to artists--which
    relate to painting: these could include artists' manuals,
    exchanges between artists, artists' readings, and artists'
    writings from the 19th century until the 'Ritorno al Classico'.

    Study of Paintings.  Scientific techniques may reveal important
    information regarding the creative process and the conservation
    of paintings.  Developments in analytical tools have
    significantly improved our knowledge of the materials used in
    works of art.  In addition to enriching technical study and
    providing key information for conservation, results of analysis
    can also offer important data that may clarify difficult
    philological questions and open new avenues for art historical
    research.

    Modern painting materials (between 1890-1930).  The wide time
    span encompassed by FUTURAHMA concerns the birth and development
    of historical movements: indeed 1890-1930 was a time of
    innovation and the introduction of many materials for painters.
    New formulations were developed and emerged on the market:
    pigments, varnishes and new mixtures of tempera paint were sold
    alongside historical pigments and tube paints.  Historical
    research focuses on the circulation and commerce of paint
    materials, the relationship between artists, scientists and
    suppliers for the reconstruction of the socio-historical
    geography and economy of artists' materials.  Analytical study
    of these modern materials is equally important in order to
    understand the composition of paint employed by artists and the
    potential degradation of novel paint formulations.


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