Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Entregar-se, assim, de bom grado, aos objetos

English translation:

To willingly surrender to the discarded objects...

Added to glossary by Katarina Peters
Jun 16, 2013 17:21
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term

Entregar-se, assim, de bom grado, aos objetos

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting article on art in Brazil
Hi everyone,

I am translating an article entitled, "Motion through the center. Notes on contemporary art scene in Midwestern Brazil since 2000."
(The title is in English). The phrase appears in the following passage:

Luciana Paiva constrói uma situação instigante: um ambiente composto por pequenos papéis laminados sobre a parede, presos por alfinetes, encobrindo (ou eclipsando) minúsculas fontes luminosas. Uma estrutura de uma singeleza rudimentar. Repentinamente estamos em um universo de objetos banais. Uma rápida aproximação revela: tratam-se de pequenas embalagens de chocolate. ***Entregar-se, assim, de bom grado, aos objetos*** descartados é viver de suas imperfeições. Podemos compor universos com muito pouco. É recorrente na produção tridimensional dos jovens artistas do Centro-Oeste uma certa poética da precariedade. Para eles, a mnúcia possui densidade poética, e suas ocupações valem-se de um número mínimo de elementos como forma de ocupação e ativação espacial.

Thanks for your help!
Change log

Jun 21, 2013 12:44: Katarina Peters Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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To willingly surrender to the discarded objects...

... is to live with their imperfections.
Peer comment(s):

agree Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
1 hr
Thanks, Salvador and Gary!
agree Verginia Ophof
1 day 1 hr
Thanks, Verginia! :)
agree T o b i a s
2 days 7 hrs
Thanks, Tobias!
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To willingly devote herself to discarded objects



She is devoted to the art of discarded object, that uses discarded objects.
Peer comment(s):

agree Verginia Ophof : entregar-se :v. give of self (devote), submit
1 day 1 hr
Thank you!
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To willingly surrender oneself to discarded objects...

not specifically connected only to the artist, but a generalisation extending to anyone

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Note added at 34 mins (2013-06-16 17:55:31 GMT)
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or at least not just this artist, but any artist

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-06-16 18:33:30 GMT)
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correction: I forgot to include the word *assim*; so it should be:

To willingly surrender oneself, this way, to discarded objects...
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