Last time, I had some thoughts regarding art restorers. I thought that these people must like their jobs. Also, I was wondering how their occupation will evolve in the long future.
For example, how work of some of them will look two-hundred years after my death. Art restorers and historians will probably, along with early internet-era specialists, dig the original look of my site, photos, and texts published on it. Just as today’s restaurateurs and art historians are rediscovering, e.g., ancient ruins, they will be restoring artists’ websites for modern people. That’s how the combined forces of IT specialists, art restorers, and historians will restore my web page.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I believe that most art restorers love their job.
I think that it is an unusual experience how people can restore and bring to life an old artwork into a new being. Observing the restoration process, for example, ancient Greek or Roman ruins must be a passionate work. But now I wonder whether their future work will be as exciting as it is now. I want to stress that if future art restorers have to bring to life artists’ websites, their work will be much more connected with broadly defined IT skills than with hand craftsmanship. Or, they will have to cooperate with IT specialists closely.
For me, some specific Art restorer was also Piranesi.
Famous Italian architect and illustrator loved walking near ancient Rome’s remains. Then, he sketched his fantastic drawings and etchings. He was rediscovering ancient artworks for himself and humankind as a whole. For example, we can admire his work in Taschen’s book “Piranesi.” Indeed, he was also an art restorer. He brought old ruins to life once again. This life is placed in people’s imagination.
