The inspiration for this master's thesis was the practical experience of the conservation-restoration work executed on a number of plaster casts by Slovenian modernist sculptor Frančišek Smerdu, as part of the preparation of an exhibition of his casts at the National Gallery of Slovenia. The thesis focuses on the issue of the stabilization of the structure of plaster artworks. It includes an overview of the different risk factors, as well as the different materials and methods available for the treatment of plaster objects, and presents them through the viewpoint of the practical experience on Smerdu's casts.
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