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Watch your head! Art conservator Justin Wyckoff prepares to reattach the “head” of Robert Hudson’s Figure of Speech, 1984. The piece has kinetic elements which sometimes collide in the wind causing damage to the paint.

Three of the smaller elements, including the "head", were detached and brought to an indoor studio where Justin began by carefully stripping the failed yellow coating from the artwork.

Then he mechanically removed various rusted areas down to the bare metal substrate before priming with an epoxy primer and repainting with a compatible paint system.

Finally, each element (and eventually the main torso of the sculpture) was given three applications of a diamond finish UV-protective satin clear coat so that the colors will remain bright and saturated for many seasons to come.

Robert Hudson

Figure of Speech, 1984

Steel, paint

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Looking forward to a summer of art and community with you all!