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(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Fe B. Zamora
OUT OF courtesy and respect, art restorers and conservationists are required to consult with the original artist-if he is still alive-before they could even think of touching his art work.
This is accepted practice among artists and restorers here and abroad, restoration expert architect Rey Inovero told the Inquirer yesterday.
"If the artist has passed on, the previous restorers must be consulted," he said.
Inovero, chief of the Historical Preservation Division at the National Historical Institute (NHI), said it was important "to preserve the authenticity of a work of art.
What's best is when the artist and restorer collaborate."