Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Materialmalerei
English translation:
mixed media painting
German term
Materialmalerei
"Die visuelle Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts hat daher – neben der Materialmalerei, der Objektkunst und Installation – neue Handlungsformen der Kunst hervorgebracht"
Basically we're talking about "painting" using nontraditional materials -- as the term is used here, for example:
"Bezeichnung für Bilder, die aus sonst unüblichen Materialien (Pflanzensamen, zwischen Glasplatten befindlichen verschiedenfarbigen Sandschichten, kleinen Steinen, Glasstückchen, Stroh etc.) bestehen."
http://www.beyars.com/kunstlexikon/lexikon_5832.html
And here:
"Eine Materialmalerei, ganz ohne Ölfarbe und Leinwand, nur mit leichten Stoffen und Glas"
http://www.neuegalerie-archiv.at/stiege/98/motschnig/motschn...
The search results I've gotten for "material painting" have been a mixed bag -- a lot are irrelevant, others (from the English-language versions of German websites) are questionable, but a few (mostly references to the Catalan painter Antoni Tàpies, translating his term "pintura materica") seem to be on the mark.
Anyone know a better term for this, or is "material painting" as good as it gets?
PS: I've already seen this: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/art_arts_crafts_...
3 +4 | mixed media painting | Peter Nutting |
3 +1 | painting with composite media | Stephen Reader |
3 -1 | collage | Heather McCrae |
Sep 20, 2013 14:52: Peter Nutting Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
mixed media painting
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5809
Another reference:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-mixed-media-painting.htm
collage
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Note added at 16 mins (2013-09-18 21:01:29 GMT)
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just checked the other entry, why do you not like collage as a possible translation?
This term was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art
Thanks, Heather, but I'm looking for something broader than "collage." Check the Neue Galerie link I gave above, for example -- I don't think most viewers would call that collage. |
disagree |
Todd Mikkelsen
: Collage is attaching elements with glue and never painting with paint or any other materials. "Mixed media" is better.
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