Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
possibilita della rappresentazione
English translation:
possible way of interpreting the piece
Added to glossary by
Lisa Jane
Sep 26, 2022 17:36
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possibilita della rappresentazione
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
painting
Le sculture di Fabrizio Gazzarri sono forse da considerare alla stregua di piccoli iconogrammi che ci forniscono indizi su una possibile leggibilità della rappresentazione?
awkward sentence
awkward sentence
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | possible way of interpreting the piece |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 | possible legibility of the representation |
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
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Change log
Oct 1, 2022 15:35: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Italian term (edited):
possible leggibilità della rappresentazione
Selected
possible way of interpreting the piece
This is how I understand it...yes the source phrase is quite awkward but this is typical (Italian) art critic speak.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-09-26 19:53:12 GMT)
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perhaps it could also be interpreted like this:
...clues to whether the piece is interpretabile/legible or not.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-09-26 19:53:12 GMT)
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perhaps it could also be interpreted like this:
...clues to whether the piece is interpretabile/legible or not.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
martini
: clues to whether the piece is interpretabile/legible or not
2 days 17 hrs
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Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Austria
Native in Italian
Austria
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
BDÜ Law Marketing Med Techn - since 1990
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 11 more.
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12
possible legibility of the representation
possibile leggibilità della rappresentazione = possible legibility of the representation
rappresentazione (raffigurazione) = representation n
[ Le sculture di Fabrizio Gazzarri sono forse da considerare alla stregua di piccoli iconogrammi che ci forniscono indizi su una possibile leggibilità della rappresentazione? ]
# Art Gallery
Articulating Legibility: Works from the Permanent Collection
“I have never been very interested in pushing the limits of legibility for its own sake. Absolute clarity, or extreme distortion, is too simplistic a goal… I wanted to explore the complex possibilities that lie somewhere in between.” — #, Graphic Design in the Postmodern Era (1998)
Legibility refers to our ability to clearly see what is before us: specifically, the quality of being clear enough to read. It is underpinned by the desire to communicate with clarity and avoid misinterpretation. But what does it mean for an artwork to be legible? Is it intertwined with representation and abstraction, our understanding of the artist’s intentions, or something else? This exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection explores questions of completeness, visually ambiguous forms, and the communication of the intangible.
Layered and merging planes, visual distortion, and repeating images are just some of the formal techniques employed to translate intangible thoughts between artist and viewer. #’s Parochial Views No. 6: Parlance #4 presents a tension between equivalent legible and illegible forms, whereas Ron Martin’s Untitled is a ghost — the marks that remain after the painting medium has evaporated. Even when intentional or obvious, illegibility embraces the fragility of the unknown and creates works which seem unfixed, in flux, and open to conversation.
Illegibility offers interesting opportunities for the viewer to contemplate or complete works in their mind, without explicit direction from the artist. It is an invitation to insert oneself into the narrative of the work and to find possibilities in moments of ambiguity.
https://kwag.ca/content/articulating-legibility-works-perman...
rappresentazione (raffigurazione) = representation n
[ Le sculture di Fabrizio Gazzarri sono forse da considerare alla stregua di piccoli iconogrammi che ci forniscono indizi su una possibile leggibilità della rappresentazione? ]
# Art Gallery
Articulating Legibility: Works from the Permanent Collection
“I have never been very interested in pushing the limits of legibility for its own sake. Absolute clarity, or extreme distortion, is too simplistic a goal… I wanted to explore the complex possibilities that lie somewhere in between.” — #, Graphic Design in the Postmodern Era (1998)
Legibility refers to our ability to clearly see what is before us: specifically, the quality of being clear enough to read. It is underpinned by the desire to communicate with clarity and avoid misinterpretation. But what does it mean for an artwork to be legible? Is it intertwined with representation and abstraction, our understanding of the artist’s intentions, or something else? This exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection explores questions of completeness, visually ambiguous forms, and the communication of the intangible.
Layered and merging planes, visual distortion, and repeating images are just some of the formal techniques employed to translate intangible thoughts between artist and viewer. #’s Parochial Views No. 6: Parlance #4 presents a tension between equivalent legible and illegible forms, whereas Ron Martin’s Untitled is a ghost — the marks that remain after the painting medium has evaporated. Even when intentional or obvious, illegibility embraces the fragility of the unknown and creates works which seem unfixed, in flux, and open to conversation.
Illegibility offers interesting opportunities for the viewer to contemplate or complete works in their mind, without explicit direction from the artist. It is an invitation to insert oneself into the narrative of the work and to find possibilities in moments of ambiguity.
https://kwag.ca/content/articulating-legibility-works-perman...
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leggibilità della rappresentazione