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En la creación artística el papel es uno de los materiales más utilizados como soporte por su enorme versatilidad. Por ello, existen infinidad de artistas trabajando con este material en sus variadas configuraciones. En este sentido encontramos obras artísticas que no solo consideran el papel con material de estructura, sino como materia de construcción de la obra con el que crear y combinar multitud de elementos plásticos. Este trabajo es una investigación que presenta de manera sintetizada los procesos y materiales que utilizan artistas que crean sus obras con pastas papeleras. En el corpus central del trabajo mostramos desglosadas, algunas de las múltiples posibilidades y combinaciones expresivas que ofrecen las pastas producidas por artistas. Se describen procesos, herramientas y materiales utilizados en la obtención de las obras. Además se incluyen diversas variantes llevados a cabo por los artistas para optimizar el carácter expresivo. La serie de obras investigadas en este artículo pertenecen a artistas de ámbito internacional como Chuck Close, David Hockney, Bill Weege o Lucio Muñoz. In the artistic creation, paper is one of the materials which is used as an indispensable support due to its great versatility. So, there are a lot of artists working with this material in their different configurations. In this way, we find artistic works that consider paper as a support and building material with which we can create and combine different plastic elements. Therefore, this work is an investigation which presents in a summarized way all the processes and materials that artists use with the aim of creating works with paper pulps. The main part of this work shows some of the multiples possibilities and expresive combinations that pastes made up by artists offer. They are described all the processes, tools and materials which are used in the works. Besides, diverse variations by the artists are included to optimize the expresive character. Works researched in this article are from artists with recognized international prestige as Chuck Close, David hockney, Bill Weege or Lucio Muñoz.

When dealing with contemporary art, conservators have to address not only the material aspects of the artwork but also other highly complex issues. The Argentinian artist Leon Ferrari is a representative example. He created avant-garde art installations but also worked with traditional techniques. His works raise dilemmas over concepts such as authorship, authenticity, legitimacy of art. Some of his artworks only interested him as a means to express his opinions and he was not concerned about alterations in their appearance. Therefore, what should be kept in them is not in an area of certainty for conservators. An essential key for achieving a responsible and respectful conservation result, is to understand the ideology involved in each ‘art piece’ created by Ferrari. Fil: Baldomá, Gabriela. Fundación Augusto y León Ferrari; Argentina Fil: Maier, Marta Silvia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina