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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Physicochemical Characterization, Degradation - aging processes, Spray-Paints, Conteporary Murals

ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

Varvara Marazioti holds a BA in Archaeology and History of Art from Aristotle University and an MSc in Conservation Studies from University College of London. She is a PhD candidate and a graduate student of the Department of Preservation of Antiquities and Works of Art of the University of West Attica. Her PhD research (fully funded from University of West Attica) focuses on the characterization and removal of spray-paints from contemporary murals using nanotechnology. She has experience in working both as an archaeologist and conservator in many projects.

PUBLICATIONS

Marazioti, Varvara, Douvas, Antonios M, Matthiopoulou, Pandora, Boyatzis, Stamatios and Facorellis, Yorgos, Cleaning of Contemporary Public Murals from Unwanted Graffiti Overpaintings: A Sustainable Green Approach Studies in Conservation, Taylor & Francis, Pages: 1–27, 2025 [doi]

Marazioti, Varvara, Douvas, Antonios M, Vouvoudi, Evangelia C, Bikiaris, Dimitrios, Papadokostaki, Kyriaki, Nioras, Dimitrios, Gogolides, Evangelos, Orfanoudakis, Spyros, Stergiopoulos, Thomas, Boyatzis, Stamatios and others, The Condition of Contemporary Murals in Sun-Exposed Urban Environments: A Model Study Based on Spray-Painted Mock-Ups and Simulated Light Ageing Heritage, MDPI, Volume 7, Pages: 3932–3959, 2024 [doi]

Marazioti, Varvara, Douvas, Antonios M, Katsaros, Fotios, Koralli, Panagiota, Chochos, Christos, Gregoriou, Vasilis G, Boyatzis, Stamatios and Facorellis, Yorgos, Chemical characterisation of artists’ spray-paints: A diagnostic tool for urban art conservation Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Elsevier, Volume 291, Pages: 122375, 2023 [doi]

Marazioti, Varvara, Douvas, Antonios M, Katsaros, Fotios, Koralli, Panagiota, Chochos, Christos, Gregoriou, Vasilis G, Boyatzis, Stamatios and Facorellis, Yorgos, Contemporary murals: Chemical characterisation of artists’ spray-paints 2022 [doi]

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