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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian, US South) 
Works in: German to English
Bildsystem
The word "Bildsystem" "Bildsysteme" appears often in the text. Although the word Bildsystem is frequently found in German artistic discourse, I have difficulty finding its equivalent in English. Pictoral conceptualisation? Imagery arrangement? Structure? Concept?
Example sentence:
Insbesondere sollen diese unterschiedlichen Zustände und Montagen des Goldschmiedewerks in ihren historischen Konstellationen untersucht und die jeweiligen Bildsysteme auf ihre Bedeutungsbelegungen, medialen Funktionen und bildtheoretischen Voraussetzungen hin analysiert werden.
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Helen Shiner
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May 21, 2018 00:25: David Hollywood changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Helen Shiner, Lancashireman, David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
pictorial system
Cubism profoundly affected the Russian avant-garde, the Italian Futurists and the British Vorticists among others. The Cubist destruction of the traditional Western pictorial system left the door open for radical artistic experimentation that continues today.
http://www.oxfordartonline.com/page/cubism
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My pleasure!
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Hi there!
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Thanks and hi Ramey!
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philgoddard
: Except we don't know what medium this is - it sounds like it may be sculpture or installation.
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Hi Phil, it is goldsmithery, but in any case, it does not matter. The term could be applied to any kind of visual media.
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Lancashireman
: Happy constellations!
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Thanks, Lancashireman. Art theory speak, innit?
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David Hollywood
: and put it pro as Helen deserves it, a real art pro innit
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Thanks, David :-) Not bothered about the points for me though.
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Ventnai
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Thanks, ventnai
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