Abstract
The possibility of using modern digital technologies in restoration of decorative and applied art objects are analyzed in current article. From the analysis of publications in European journals, the relevance of the introduction of modern technologies in the restoration of decorative and applied art objects is obvious. The authors used in their research the next articles: “Technical and aesthetic considerations in the conservation of ancient ceramic and terracotta objects in the J Paul Getty museum: five case studies” (Elston M., 1990); “In situ virtual restoration of artifacts by imaging technology” (Qiao C., 2020); “e-Restoration of Faces Appearing In Cultural Heritage Artefacts” (Lanitis A., 2009), etc., which address the application of digital technologies in various fields of restoration, from architecture to decorative arts. The object of presented research was the “Сhest with samples of minerals and rocks from the Kherson province” (1888) from the collection of the St. Petersburg Mining Museum which, according to the inventory, has the following losses: “the coats of arms of Kherson province –Odessa and Nikolaev are lost on the chest”. Previously, the chest was in imperial family collection. The classification of digital restoration methods and perspective of their use in restoration of the cultural value from the point of view of preserving of the object of interest are analyses in this article. It is underlined that these methods should be compliance to the basic principles of restoration (reversibility, difference, etc.). By using as an example of the sculptural composition of the “Chest with samples of minerals and rocks from the Kherson province”, the application of digital technologies as an auxiliary tool and method with a practical orientation is discussed. The method of using modern modeling programs at the stage of collecting information and observing the principle of historicism as an auxiliary tool is described. The method of modeling the lost elements using AutoCAD, Mudbox and Photoshop programs are also presented. Thus, this article provides an example of visual implementation of several methods of modern restoration using digital technologies, in compliance with the laws and principles of traditional restoration. It was concluded, that modern digital and information technologies are promising research methods, but require further study of ways of their wider implementation in restoration processes.
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