http://1stangel.co.uk/art/pioneering-research-project-on-acrylic-paints-%e2%80%93-findings-revealed/ Artists, Photographers, Writers, Musicians, Publishers and Actors Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://1stangel.co.uk/art/pioneering-research-project-on-acrylic-paints-%e2%80%93-findings-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-14625 Otto Rapp Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:52:41 +0000 http://1stangel.co.uk/art/?p=15941#comment-14625 All well and good. I have painted with acrylics for just about as long as they have been on the market. Any fool knows that they need protective varnish, just like any other painting. Problem is that some of these so-called artists had no idea about how to use the mediums (not just acrylics, but equally ignorant about tempera, oils etc), because "traditional" skills are not taught in many art schools anymore. Go to any modern art museum and see how they are trying desperately to save oil paintings that had paint splattered on willy-nilly lean over fat without care, subsequently areas cracked right off. No different with acrylics. Poor handling of the materials by the artists themselves is to blame for most conservatory problems. But it's all about free flow of inspiration and conceptual ideas, not much attention is paid to the actual craftsmanship that should go into a painting. I know "famous" artists that had used acrylic housepaint in their work. No wonder there are problems surfacing. Some of my own work is nearly 40 years old, and I don't see any of the problems these researchers are citing. All well and good. I have painted with acrylics for just about as long as they have been on the market. Any fool knows that they need protective varnish, just like any other painting. Problem is that some of these so-called artists had no idea about how to use the mediums (not just acrylics, but equally ignorant about tempera, oils etc), because “traditional” skills are not taught in many art schools anymore. Go to any modern art museum and see how they are trying desperately to save oil paintings that had paint splattered on willy-nilly lean over fat without care, subsequently areas cracked right off. No different with acrylics. Poor handling of the materials by the artists themselves is to blame for most conservatory problems. But it’s all about free flow of inspiration and conceptual ideas, not much attention is paid to the actual craftsmanship that should go into a painting. I know “famous” artists that had used acrylic housepaint in their work. No wonder there are problems surfacing. Some of my own work is nearly 40 years old, and I don’t see any of the problems these researchers are citing.

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