SimonGillespieStudio @GillespieStudio
ICON Accredited Fine Art Conservation and Restoration simongillespie.com 104 New Bond Street, London Joined February 2014-
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This week on the podcast* I discuss the magic of art restoration with Simon Gillespie, including some of his triumphs from the BBC series Britain's Lost Masterpieces. *(Waldy and Bendy's Adventures in Art, available on all the usual platforms).
Some of the most visually striking conservation results are achieved by removing old discoloured varnishes. @GillespieStudio explains: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Portrait of an Unknown Lady', before and after treatment by Joan Carlile (c.1606–1679). @Tate 📸 Simon Gillespie Studio
How do art conservators mend tears and flatten undulations? @GillespieStudio explains: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Dr Mead' by Allan Ramsay (1713–1784), before and after conservation. @angusalive 📸 Simon Gillespie Studio
An art conservator can never return an artwork to the exact same condition as when it left the artist's studio. But how do they treat works on panel? Find out 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori… 📸 @GillespieStudio
From dating paintings that use Prussian blue to studying the layers of paint like an archaeologist digging a site, @GillespieStudio tells us how conservators analyse paint: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Olivia Boteler Porter (d.1663)' by Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) @TheBowesMuseum
How can x-rays help identify a lost Rubens? And how can infrared prove a painting is an original? Read on: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Autumn', detail in normal and infrared light, by Joos de Momper the younger and workshop of Jan Brueghel the elder 📸 @GillespieStudio. @BM_AG
See art in a new light — Simon Gillespie explores the different lights used by art conservators: artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Portrait of an Unknown Young Cardinal' in raking light & normal light, before treatment, attributed to Titian (c.1488–1576), @PetworthNT 📸 @GillespieStudio
An art conservator's best tools? @GillespieStudio tells us it's their eyes 👀 Find out how a conservator can tell a Rubens by the eyelashes and a Joseph Wright of Derby by the effects of ripples in the water: artuk.org/discover/stori… 👨🎨 Joseph Wright of Derby 📸 @derbymuseums
I've written some articles for ArtUK , sharing some insights into the world of art conservation. Here is the first, I hope you enjoy it and the rest!
What is art conservation? @GillespieStudio conservator on the BBC Four programme Britain's Lost Masterpieces, takes you behind the scenes: artuk.org/discover/stori… Simon Gillespie working on a picture. Photo credit: Simon Gillespie Studio
What is art conservation? @GillespieStudio conservator on the BBC Four programme Britain's Lost Masterpieces, takes you behind the scenes: artuk.org/discover/stori… Simon Gillespie working on a picture. Photo credit: Simon Gillespie Studio
‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’ tonight, BBC4 9pm, explores the artist and sitter behind this enigmatic Glasgow Museums portrait. Essential viewing. #BritainsLostMasterpieces
So lucky to make 16 #BritainsLostMasterpieces with the dazzlingly talented @EmmaDabiri, the clever folk @TernTelevision, the magician @GillespieStudio, my lovely producer @IshbelGrosvenor 😍, and the man who made it all happen, the Maestro @PlanetSpike. Oh, and you, our audience.
New from Tern! Britain's Lost Masterpieces - Monday 7th February at 9pm on BBC Four.
This painting has returned to the Joseph Wright Gallery, does anyone recognise it? 🤔 Hint: it featured on an episode of Britain’s Lost Masterpieces with @arthistorynews 👨🎨
Visiting an old friend @KelvingroveArt. #BritainsLostMasterpieces
If you were intrigued by this portrait we posted on our Instagram recently, here is your chance to find out more about the sitter in a fascinating podcast by Dr Lisa Gee: youtube.com/watch?v=6xBZAF…
Simon loves a dirty picture. Clip from new Britain's Lost Masterpieces (tomorrow 9pm @BBCFOUR). bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09…
Drumroll: the new series of Britain's Lost Masterpieces will be on @BBCFOUR Monday 1st & Monday 8th Feb at 9pm. Here's the trailer! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09…
There's been lots of stuff in the papers about people dreaming more than they usual during the Great Lockdown. I certainly have. Over the centuries, art has seen plenty of attempts to capture the sensation of dreaming. Here are my Top Ten dream pictures. In ascending order...
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