Christina Young: Revealing the Hidden Secrets of Art

Christina Young, Professor of Conservation and Technical Art History, University of Glasgow. Art Conservator Professor Christina Young explains how her background in physics informs her work in art conservation, and how she uses technology to reveal the hidden histories of artworks. She explains why this work is important, offering a fascinating glimpse into the world of “hidden things” and helping to contextualise historical artwork in today’s world.    Guest Bio  Christina is a Physics graduate who laterally found herself in the world of art conservation and never looked back. Her current research interests include:  The history and significance of painted stage cloths (The Power To Transform).  Crack formation and fatigue in painted wooden cultural heritage (IMPASTOW).  Photonic Imaging Strategies for Technical Art History and Conservation.  Structural Conservation of Paintings on Canvas combining technical art history, conservation and curatorial practice.   Christina’s other long term research interests include:   The conservation of modern and contemporary art.  The development of non-invasive monitoring techniques, methods, and materials for structural conservation.  The history of painted canvas in fine and decorative art, theatre and performance, social, political and religious contexts.   Resources & Links  Professor Christina Young’s Research Profile: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/christinayoung/  The significance of the Citizens Theatre paint frames: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/340181/  The Hidden Message in ‘No Woman, No Cry’ by Chris Ofili: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-hidden-message-in-39-no-woman-no-cry-39/jwWBOxg6YyqCGQ?hl=en   The Fountain by Marcel Durchamp, Tate Modern: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573   Hosted and produced by Nick Bruce, with questions, recording, editing, mixing, and original music by Nick.