Archeology Foundation
| Archeology Foundation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Foundation under civil law |
| founding | 2005 |
| founder | Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann, Vinzenz Brinkmann, Ralf Biering, Anna Biering |
| Seat | Munich , Germany |
| purpose | Promotion of archaeological and art historical research, especially in the area of the colors of ancient art |
| Chair | Vinzenz Brinkmann et al. |
| Website | www.stiftung-archaeologie.de |
The Archeology Foundation is a foundation to promote archaeological and art historical research, particularly in the area of the colors of ancient art .
aims
The original appearance of ancient art and architecture sparked great debates in the 19th century. Excavations in ancient sanctuaries brought to light marble sculptures with rich paint residues. Up until the beginning of the 20th century, complex and expensive publications documented the colors and presented color reconstructions.
In the 20th century, the western world is generally characterized by the abstraction of thought and form. The questions of the sensual appearance of ancient art - especially those of the use of color and ornament - were excluded for a long time.
In 1980, the archaeologist Volkmar von Graeve began to gather a team of researchers that has since dealt with ancient coloring and polychromy . Many years of research on the originals have resulted in publications, exhibitions, international collaborations and reports in international media.
The foundation supports future work in these research fields and finances studies of the color scheme and other surface phenomena ( patina , etc.). It also promotes the creation of new reconstructions.
The foundation supports scientific publications of works that deal with color, but also in general with phenomena of the perception of ancient art. It continues to promote public relations in the research areas mentioned above. This includes exhibitions and publications for a wide audience (exhibition catalogs, film reports).
activities
Colorful Gods - The Color of Ancient Sculpture - An exhibition on polychromy that emerged from long-term research was shown in 2003 and 2004 at the Munich Glyptothek , the Vatican Museums and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. Since then it has been traveling around the world as a traveling exhibition.
The foundation manages the scientific and experimental reconstructions made by Vinzenz Brinkmann's team . As such, the foundation has acted as a cooperation partner of the various versions of the "Colorful Gods" exhibition (Harvard University Museum Cambridge, J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, Pergamon Museum Berlin, National Archaeological Museum Athens, Archaeological Museum Istanbul , Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung Frankfurt, etc.). These foundation activities receive attention in the international media.
The foundation supports the updating of the exhibition concept by enabling new investigations and reconstructions. In this way the new state of research is presented.
The foundation supports exhibition projects from its partners through loans. Most recently, a contribution was made to the exhibition “Transformations” at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.
Web links
- Official website
- Interview film by the Archeology Foundation on the colourfulness of ancient sculpture
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press review of the Archeology Foundation (selection)
- ^ Vinzenz Brinkmann, Oliver Primavesi, Max Hollein (eds.), Circumlitio: The Polychromy of Antique and Mediaeval Sculpture , files from the Liebieghaus Colloquium 2008 (2010)