UV glass can't protect against heat, for one
thing. Improper temperatures are just as damaging
for any piece of artwork as radiation might be.
Like the article said--- it's important to never,
ever hang your artwork in direct sunlight. So how
much of the fading was due to UV radiation, and
how much of the fading was due to heat?
However, there's a major flaw that I can see
right off the top with this study. *The two
prints being used weren't the same colors.* Reds
undergo a much quicker deterioration than blues
do. It was hypothesized that the differences were
in the modern inks being more "color-fast".
I have to go to work, but I'll try and dig up
some other studies. :o) But yes, UV-filter glass
is important to have. For an experiment, all you
really need is a meter that measures UV
radiation, a piece of glass, and a piece of UV-
protected glass. You hold the UV meter behind the
regular glass, and record the number. Then you
hold the UV meter behind the protected glass, and
you record that number. The UV-protection is very
effective; I've done this experiment before. But
UV radiation isn't the only agent of
deterioration out there. :o)
-Cres |