Monika Zawadzka

Bio
Technical issues and aesthetic solutions in the conservation and restoration of paintings on canvas. Conservation and aesthetic issues of the painting ’Without a Roof’ – version II, by Aleksander Kotsis, ca. 1870, oil on canvas., National Mu- seum in Warsaw, inventory no. MP 2533 MNW

Supervisor: Dr hab. Joanna Czernichowska, Assoc. Prof.
Studio of Conservation and Restoration of Painting on Mobile Groundwork No. 2

Description

The practical part of the MFA degree piece was the conservation and restoration of a painting on canvas by Aleksander Kotsis (ca. 1870) from the National Museum in Warsaw. Poor storage conditions, mechanical damage (including flooding) and material ageing processes caused the decay of all technological layers of the painting, especially the paint layer and the mortar. The extent of the resulting defects, estimated at 50% of the surface of the painting, required technical and restoration work to be carried out.

The theoretical part of the thesis Social themes in Aleksander Kotsis’s works against the background of Polish and European realism was inspired by the subject-matter of the painting.

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Supervisor: Dr hab. Grzegorz Stachańczyk, Assoc. Prof.
Studio of Drawing and Monumental Forms

Description
In the minor, concrete forms were abandoned in favour of experiments with colour harmony in order to achieve the effect of a mysterious presence pulsing with life that eludes unequivocal identification and widely opens up the space for interpretation.