Through The Looking Glass - From the Conservator's Perspective.

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While you've seen the studio, seen the work and seen the conservator it's always been at an arm's length. Step inside the conservator's shoes and see what it's like to handle artworks, hear the sounds of the process and experience conservation like never before.
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[realpsych]

Me spraying windex on my windows: And now we'll take this mild solvent and remove some of this old surface grime. This is always exciting because it's the first time in years we'll get to see what the original artist intended for us to see.

[marisp]

Julian: The most exciting part is cleaning the sky..

Me when he cleans the foreground: Oh shit there was cows!?

[johnjason]

You know because the camera isn't directly placed in Julian's eyesight rather its placed slightly above, this feels more like Julian is giving me a piggyback ride while letting me watching him work.

[gwenstephan]

I need a "painting owner reacts to their restored painting" series because if I turned in that brown blob mess and got back blue sky, birds, and cows.... I'd be flipping out when I picked it up

[papya]

I just watched the entire un-narrated ASMR version, thinking that this was Julian's way of telling us our training is complete. He trusts us to understand everything without any explanations. Now i see this video exists 🤦

[fiordhraoi]

Does anyone else get amped up seeing a super brown/oxidized painting in the beginning, knowing how satisfying the cleaning phase is going to be?

[ibrahimozkilic]

-what's your job?
+I'm a conservator.
-can you describe this color?
+really really really brown

[srirangdhawale]

It’s going to take Julian a long vacation and some good therapy to get over the PTSD that the Brawler gave him...

[MorrahaDesigns]

I CANNOT properly express just how UTTERLY satisfying it is to watch the perfectly sized lengths of Belgian Linen appear from the scrap bucket. Not just that they are the perfect size but the fact that he saves the cast offs and they get to be heroes later. It's just so good.

[bonniecole]

I saw someone restoring a painting on tv today and she started cleaning the varnish off from the eyes first! 😳😳 I was outraged

[jinxatron]

That painting went from Mordor straight to the Shire in these 35 minutes. Brilliantly done!

[alyssakalodimos]

When the birds appeared I was amused that I couldn't even see them in the sky before. When the cows appeared I was amazed and was like, "There were cows?!"

[aurafluff]

It basically went from a piece of toast into a beautiful painting... magic

[geniestotz]

You got excited over the tiny birds. I on the other hand was over the moon when I saw the cows. Love watching the cleaning process. It like a treasure hunt. Thank You very much.

[cindygrape]

It feels like the painting was living in a little smokey/thick aired room and when it's cleaned it took it's first breath of fresh spring air in a very long time

[marisp]

Julian subtely roasting the Elmer's glue guy throughout this video is my aesthetic

[smruthipradeep]

The viewer making a weight for Julian is honestly one of the most wholesome things I’ve ever heard. We all thank you mystery boi!

[somtu]

Julian: "I don't think there will be a day when I get tired of removing old discolored dirty varnishes"
The Brawler: "Laughs in polyurethane"

[zerocalvin]

"I dont want to make my client unhappy, it's bad for business"

the entertainment industry soo need to hear this nugget of wisdom... =D

[melanezoe]

Mesmerized for 37 minutes (even the SquareSpace ad makes me want to start some kind of web page), then spend another 30 minutes reading fan comments. Julian, you are a master enchanter.