A dialogue between two worlds: the conservation of Poesia DI.VINO by Ivan Tresoldi

Abstract

• The main purpose of the work was to be able to intervene conservatively on a contemporary urban artwork only a few years after its realization, maintaining the artist's initial intention. • The restoration work had to face various conservation problems both deriving from the support, both for the characteristics of the materials used, and for anthropic damage. • The application of a protective anti-graffiti caused a chromatic alteration of the surface, opening the debate on its possible removal. • The constant communication with the artist allowed the restorers to make choices that were compatible both with the original materials and with the artist's initial intentions and his poetics. In the last ten years in Italy a great artistic ferment arose around the works of Street Art; initially born spontaneously, often unauthorized and therefore illegal, this kind of expression entered the urban context modifying its relationship with art. This artistic phenomenon has generated discussions, controversies and has created an unremitting debate about the importance of protecting, enhancing and conserving these artworks. Currently the national context has changed through a growing regulated management of artistic and cultural happenings that are now commissioned by public and private institutions through specific projects and events. In this new context, conservation and protection of works of art become crucial in order to allow the intrinsic meaning of artistic action to last over time. The present work proposes a conservative approach by intervening with a scientific methodology in the restoration of Poesia DI.VINO painted by the artist Ivan Tresoldi on the front walls of the Historical Diocesan Archive of Milan (Italy).