mais afirmativos

English translation: most prominent

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Portuguese term or phrase:mais afirmativos
English translation:most prominent
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

08:10 Jun 19, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Portuguese term or phrase: mais afirmativos
From a gallery text, about a leading Portuguese artist:

Na década de 1980, X surge, através da sua intensa obra de pintura, como um dos artistas mais afirmativos da sua geração.

Could this just mean "leading"? I've been playing with all sorts of adjectives such as noted/emphatic/positive. None of which seem quite right (emphatic the best so far I think). But then it occurred to me that it might simply mean leading or significant, which are the most obvious adjectives to apply to the artist in question during this period.

all thoughts appreciated.
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:58
one of the most impressive/outstanding artists
Explanation:
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This band of all-star singers and pickers play Bluegrass the way Bill Monroe ... Johnny Gimble is one of the most impressive fiddle players in country ...
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Jeanne Mammen is one of the most impressive, unusual and versatile German female artists of the twentieth century. She is frequently mentioned in connection ...
www.jeanne-mammen.de/html/english/.../artist.html

Ira Cohen is one of the most outstanding artists of our time. This exhibition will feature Cohen's famous mylar images which he created in the late 60's in ...
www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/.../index.shtml

The most outstanding British Painters of the XVIII – XIX centuries. ... one of the most outstanding British portraitists and an important influence on his ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-19 10:06:57 GMT)
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another possibility: prominent
Selected response from:

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
Hi Claudio - I've just seen your suggestion for 'prominent' - that was the answer I arrived at independently in the end too. Thanks for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1one of the most influencial artists
Nick Taylor
4one of the most impressive/outstanding artists
Claudio Mazotti
3most forceful
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
one of the most influencial artists


Explanation:
one of the most influencial artists

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  connie leite
4 hrs
  -> thanks Connie
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
most forceful


Explanation:
Examples:

"We've lost a very forceful artist," said Barbara James, senior curator at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner. "She went her own way and left her mark ...
www.seattlepi.com/.../Margaret-Tomkins-Seattle-artist-dies-...

Such is the impression made on me by the work — already considerable — of this forceful artist. Since 1893— that >s to say, since his first appearance at ...
books.google.com/books?id=I_kEAAAAYAAJ...

Coda Gallery :: Artists :: Dolly / Moreno
For three years I studied sculpture with Mahmoud - a fascinating man, a forceful artist. He saw in me a spark that was beginning to flicker. ...
www.codagallery.com/artists/dolly-moreno.php

Louis Ribak 1903 - 1979 American artist Louis Ribak developed ...
The forceful artist was deeply moved by the power of his new environment. He turned from social commentary to personal interpretation of the mountains of ...
www.mandelman-ribak.org/bio_docs/LRibak_essay_DCoke.pdf

THE BIG BANG. - ShorewoodNOW
The plans that developed therefore were not driven by a forceful artist or urban designer. They became the basis for an organized start. ...
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Re-broadcast> "The Pulse on Massenburg" | Facebook
Congratulations. You are a forceful artist. I love the strength and grace in your paintings. August 14, 2010 at 8:45am · ·. Michael Massenburg Thanks Donna. ...
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105894222801501Cached

Joslyn Art Museum Omaha Nebraska | Art Museum, Art Classes Omaha ...
A forceful artist with a highly personal style, Cassatt was essentially a painter of domestic scenes. Lydia Cassatt served as a model for her sister many ...
www.joslyn.org/.../mary-cassatt-lydia-reading-the-morning-p...

That he is a successful and forceful artist is the least you can say about him. Accento has already been looking forward to an exhibition on Bram Bogart for ...
www.accento-art.be/en/artist-gallery/bram-bogartCached


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
one of the most impressive/outstanding artists


Explanation:
... Katy Perry is easily one of the biggest pop stars in the world but would you ever go as far as to label her the most impressive artist of ...
www.teenspot.com/.../is-katy-perry-the-most-impressive-arti...

This band of all-star singers and pickers play Bluegrass the way Bill Monroe ... Johnny Gimble is one of the most impressive fiddle players in country ...
www.cmhrecords.com/web/page.asp?pgs=artists

Jeanne Mammen is one of the most impressive, unusual and versatile German female artists of the twentieth century. She is frequently mentioned in connection ...
www.jeanne-mammen.de/html/english/.../artist.html

Ira Cohen is one of the most outstanding artists of our time. This exhibition will feature Cohen's famous mylar images which he created in the late 60's in ...
www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/.../index.shtml

The most outstanding British Painters of the XVIII – XIX centuries. ... one of the most outstanding British portraitists and an important influence on his ...
www.slideshare.net/.../the-most-outstanding-british-painter...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-19 10:06:57 GMT)
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another possibility: prominent

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Hi Claudio - I've just seen your suggestion for 'prominent' - that was the answer I arrived at independently in the end too. Thanks for your help!
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