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stofuitdrukking

English translation: textural expression

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Dutch term or phrase:stofuitdrukking
English translation:textural expression
Entered by: Simone Prins

12:04 Mar 6, 2013
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art book
Dutch term or phrase: stofuitdrukking
I´m translating a book about a contemporary Dutch figurative painter into English. Target country is the USA. The word ´stofuitdrukking´ occurs in the following sentence:

´[de stillevens] vertellen geen verhaal, behalve dat [...] over licht en kleur, compositie, vorm en stofuitdrukking, [...]´

Perhaps something with texture, I don´t know.

Thanks,
Simone
Simone Prins
Netherlands
Local time: 02:39
textural expression
Explanation:
Or: expression/rendering of texture. Based on the additional information provided by asker. See also the following link:

A characteristic of Dutch painting is the skill with which texture is rendered; in the vanitas still lifes of the 17th century, the perfect expression of texture serves as a sober reminder of the transience of human life. This program covers the concern with textural expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and its ultimate expression in the sculptural use of scraps and garbage.
http://ffh.films.com/id/6309?TrackingID=BVL
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Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 02:39
Grading comment
Thanks again!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1depiction of materials/fabrics
philgoddard
3 +2textural expression
Kitty Brussaard
4material/physical/inherent expression
Wiard Sterk


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
material/physical/inherent expression


Explanation:
This is closer than 'texture', but perhaps not quite right yet. 'Uitdrukking' does refer to the expressive character of the work, however.

Wiard Sterk
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
depiction of materials/fabrics


Explanation:
"Stofuitdrukking is een term uit de schilderkunst die aangeeft hoe het oppervlak van een voorwerp of de textuur van een materiaal is afgebeeld."

In my experience it usually refers to fabrics rather than materials in general, and the asker has confirmed to me that this is the case here.


    Reference: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stofuitdrukking
philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, I did not mean to confirm that stofuitdrukking refers to fabrics. It refers to everything, from skin to the blue sky, if you will. So the translation has to capture this broad scope.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: where has the asker confirmed it? I see no reply to your question. is this a private thingy?/@WiardS: phil asked a question in the d box but asker didn't reply there. sent a private message. if things are so secret, is it a good idea to post questions?
1 hr
  -> She sent me a private message rather than replying to my discussion entry - I don't know why. They're pictures of people holding pieces of fabric that cover them from the waist down, which is not what I'd normally expect to see in a still life.
agree  Wiard Sterk: Good, but I would go for something like the depiction or expression of textures. It is about more than fabrics and texture was perhaps on the right track after all. Not sure what writeaway is referring to, by the way?
1 hr
  -> Actually, in this case I do think it's about fabrics. I do very large quantities of art translations, I usually have the picture in front of me as I translate, and this word usually refers to fabrics. But point taken!
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
textural expression


Explanation:
Or: expression/rendering of texture. Based on the additional information provided by asker. See also the following link:

A characteristic of Dutch painting is the skill with which texture is rendered; in the vanitas still lifes of the 17th century, the perfect expression of texture serves as a sober reminder of the transience of human life. This program covers the concern with textural expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and its ultimate expression in the sculptural use of scraps and garbage.
http://ffh.films.com/id/6309?TrackingID=BVL


Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Local time: 02:39
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I agree, thanks. An American woman I spoke to today came up with this same suggestion. This is the translation I´ll use. Regards,Simone


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Beijer
11 mins
agree  Wiard Sterk: Well, indeed. See my comment on Phil Goddard's answer.
2 hrs
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