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andamento umorale

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Italian term or phrase:andamento umorale
English translation:[see suggestion]
Entered by: Tom in London

09:52 Apr 27, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Painting
Italian term or phrase: andamento umorale
"Maestro accondiscende l’andamento umorale del pennello, vi trascina pulsazioni generose di taluni suoi getti e stati, fa dimorare qui balugini di colore e vita recondita."

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Elena McKenzie
Local time: 19:57
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Explanation:
"accondiscende l’andamento umorale del pennello"

=lets the brush take him where it will
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4[see suggestion]
Tom in London
4 +1The Master surrenders his/the brush to his visceral impulse / lets the brush follow his mood
Michael Korovkin
4the brush takes on a life of its own...
Janice Giffin
3surrenders his mood to the whim of his brush
Josephine Cassar
3the master endorses/encourages/fosters the whimsical temperament of the brush
bluenoric


Discussion entries: 5





  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
[see suggestion]


Explanation:
"accondiscende l’andamento umorale del pennello"

=lets the brush take him where it will

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 177
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: excellent point you made above.
1 hr
  -> thanks MissD
neutral  Michael Korovkin: your suggestion is almost exactly the same as the one you disagree with, and it is as wrong: it's not the brush that takes him wherever it will, it is his mood that leads the brush.+Yes I do.And thanks to Phil for explaining to me what metaphor is.Great!
3 hrs
  -> You think I don't know what I disagree with? Well, that's me done for!
agree  philgoddard: No, Michael, that's not what it means. It's a metaphor.
4 hrs
agree  martini
7 hrs
agree  Mario Freitas:
12 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the brush takes on a life of its own...


Explanation:
I've read about artists who at times may feel that they are moved by something other than their own will. Of course it isn't logical, but that's not the point. Does this suggest the sense that you are trying to achieve? It will be up to you to jigger this suggested translation so that it fits into the rest of the sentence. Good luck:)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-04-27 12:10:04 GMT)
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Quite often the paint brush takes on a life of its own. As I am creating images, it appears I am creating one thing and when I am finished something totally different appears on the canvas. http://www.stadhoudersveste.info/getting-webpage-design-st-l...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-04-27 12:14:58 GMT)
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Within the cathartic process of her art-making lies the reflection of Joanna’s life. The canvas takes on a life of its own and the artists’ hand is merely the messenger. Spirit moves through the canvases. http://www.taksu.com/index.php/past-exhibitions/237-exhibiti...


    Reference: http://cubits.org/bluegardens/thread/view_post/952090/
Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tom in London: Sorry, but this seems much too far off-track, and seems much too colloquial, even whimsical, in relation to the tone of the Italian original
1 hr
  -> Not in the least whimsical or colloquial, not for many artists, nor for writers either, for that matter.
agree  philgoddard
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The Master surrenders his/the brush to his visceral impulse / lets the brush follow his mood


Explanation:
no, his brush doesn't go on its own like the sorcerer apprencice's broom :))

Basically, what is meant here is that the he allowed himself painting more viscerally than cerebrally. The brushwork was coming from the gut rather than from the head.

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  texjax DDS PhD
13 mins
  -> thanks, m'am! :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
surrenders his mood to the whim of his brush


Explanation:
It's like the brush takes him, plays about with the brush

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael Korovkin: in contrario: è il pennello che segue l'umore, anziché la testa, del Maestro+grazie per la correzione:é stata la mia solita disattenzione.Comunque,in sostanza,sul serio sostieni che il pennello abbia l'umore suo a cui il Maestro accondiscende? E vabbe'...
34 mins
  -> al contrario, invece di in contrario; that is subject to interpretation though as it reflects his mood too-his mood is such that the brush takes over as Janice suggested too
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the master endorses/encourages/fosters the whimsical temperament of the brush


Explanation:
My suggestion, maybe a bit too literal but very close to the source trext, IMHO

bluenoric
Germany
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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