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TEDx: The Value of Restoration

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In this TEDx talk from Shun-Ren Tsai, a Taiwanese art restoration expert, hear all about the process of art restoration and what it takes to restore art to its original form. Shun-Ren Tsai also takes some time to talk about the value of restoration over reconstruction. After coming back to Taiwan, Shun-Ren Tsai is now on a mission to help restore Taiwan's cultural and historical relics, and promote art preservation.

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		庙宇 miào yǔ (noun) temple	(noun) temple
		衰败 shuāi bài (verb) to decline	(verb) to decline
		面黄肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu (idiom) (Literary) sallow and emaciated	(idiom) (Literary) sallow and emaciated
		溶剂 róng jì (noun) (Scientific) solvent	(noun) (Scientific) solvent
		整容 zhěng róng (noun) cosmetic surgery; plastic surgery	(noun) cosmetic surgery; plastic surgery
		肌理 jī lǐ (noun) texture	(noun) texture
		修补 xiū bǔ (verb) to repair; to mend	(verb) to repair; to mend
		鹰架 yīng jià (noun) scaffolding	(noun) scaffolding
		文艺复兴 wén yì fù xīng (noun) the Renaissance	(noun) the Renaissance
		学徒 xué tú (noun) apprentice	(noun) apprentice
		拜师学艺 bài shī xué yì (idiom) to be an apprentice to a master teacher	(idiom) to be an apprentice to a master teacher
		分辨 fēn biàn (verb) to distinguish; to differentiate	(verb) to distinguish; to differentiate
		补丁 bǔ dīng (noun) patch	(noun) patch
		纹理 wén lǐ (noun) (wood) grain; lines	(noun) (wood) grain; lines
		红外线 hóng wài xiàn (noun) infrared ray	(noun) infrared ray
		侵蚀 qīn shí (verb) to corrode; to erode	(verb) to corrode; to erode
		缝补 féng bǔ (verb) to darn; to mend	(verb) to darn; to mend
		文物 wén wù (noun) cultural relic	(noun) cultural relic
		金箔 jīn bó (noun) gold foil; gold leaf	(noun) gold foil; gold leaf
		古色古香 gǔ sè gǔ xiāng (idiom) (Literary) to have an old-fashioned and antique flavor	(idiom) (Literary) to have an old-fashioned and antique flavor
		岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi (idiom) to be in imminent danger	(idiom) to be in imminent danger

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Hello everyone. Only on the last day before graduating from the Art Department did I know that,

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actually, oil paintings and the cultural assets around us -

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like temples and the churches of the West -

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actually get sick, too. They gradually grow old over time

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in a gradual process that heads them toward deterioration and then disappearance.

Because of the connection to my work, I

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started paying attention to the recent state of preservation of some of Taiwan's cultural assets.

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Ten years ago, there was very, very little information available related to this.

And later, because of two floods and one other reason -

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that is, my dream of becoming a restorer - I went around the world once.

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Now, I've returned to Taiwan again.

Well, first I'd like to give everyone a look -

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my profession is as an oil painting, oil painting restorer -

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and well, some problems that most commonly occur with oil paintings...

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Usually, in Western oil painting tradition, upon finishing a painting,

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a protective layer is applied.

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We generally know it as a "varnish".

This old count...it's not that he's already aged and become sallow and thin.

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It's because that layer of varnish has aged.

A restorer chooses suitable solvents and methods

TEDx: The Value of Restoration

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