Well...
almost but not quite :)
Jazz
musicians won't use Tyvek for sound effects and children won't probably make
Christmas decorations of it – this remains the silk tissue paper's
teritory.
Whereas it looks as unspeactacular, as shown in the picture, Tyvek, the new, stronger, „synthetic paper” is widely and
succesfu implemented as packing material for art works, often instead
of silk tissue.
My
first encounter with Tyvek was, however, not of art-handling nature
at all! Very robust Tyvek envelopes, which don't tear or get humid, were used by
one of my former employers to safely distribute their voluminous,
heavy product catalogues. Tyvek envelopes are great – that's
probably the reason they cost almost 1 EUR per item... :)
Other,
much more creative ways to use Tyvek can be seen here, as well as
in many films on youtube, presenting what can be made of this "super material".
Nevertheless,
if you are just in need of a wrapping for your art work, and not of a
tent/wallet/sleepig bag or beads, Tyvek will serve you equally well!
A 20m roll costs about 90 EUR – it is really expensive, but look at the features!
(The manufacturer, DuPont, doesn't unfortunately reward me for all the nice
things I'm writing here about this product – but they really should :))
Tyvek
is dust-tight, water resistant, breatable and ph neutral – a
perfect wrappig for fragile art works, that need to be protected not
only from mechanical damages but also are sensitive to humidity and
susceptible to chemical reactions. It is very thin and pliable, so
even small items of irregular shapes items can be tightly wrapped.
It
doesn't tear and – if cut with a sharp knife – doesn't even
unravel. Doesn't get damaged while removing adhesive tapes and –
if needed – can be reused.
We
use Tyvek most often to pack paintings with thick impast, collages,
sculptures with fragile surfaces and also put it in between sheets,
if (occurs very rarely) we transport unframed drawings
or loose pages of manuscripts.
„Tyvek
frees you from worry!” claims the website of the manufacturer. But
despite its many advantages, Tyvek remains expensive and
doesn't protect well against major mechanical shocks. This is why,
it is in most cases only an underlayer, before the art work is
crated or packed in bubble foil.
Remember to recycle your used Tyvek or to give it to a poor artist who may need it :)
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