window-hole-in-the-wall

Italian translation: finestra finta / finestra simulata / finestra trompe l\'oeil

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English term or phrase:	window-hole-in-the-wall
Italian translation:	finestra finta / finestra simulata / finestra trompe l\'oeil
Entered by:	Stefano Asperti

07:44 Nov 13, 2013

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

English term or phrase: window-hole-in-the-wall

L'espressione "incriminata", tratta da un testo di arte contemporanea, è riportata tra asterischi nella prima riga del secondo capoverso.

Abstraction in art has distinct histories of trying to give form to the sometimes tumultuous space of interior worlds, but also of reflecting on a world dictated by secret geometries, whether the gridded streets of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie or the systems that animate the formal recipes of a Sol LeWitt wall drawing. Even to reject content is a posture, a kind of bad-ass one, though it is never really more than tough guy playing coy. As Ad Reinhardt wrote in “Abstract Art Refuses”:

“In painting, for me no fooling-the-eye, no ***window-hole-in-the-wall***, no illusions, no representations, no associations, no distortions, no paint-caricaturings, no cream pictures or drippings, no delirium trimmings, no sadism or slashings, no therapy, no kicking-the-effigy, no clowning, no acrobatics, no heroics, no self-pity, no guilt, no anguish, no supernaturalism or subhumanism, no divine inspiration or daily perspiration, no personality-picturesqueness, no romantic bait, no gallery gimmicks, no neo-religious or neo-architectural hocus-pocus, no poetry or drama or theater, no entertainment business, no vested interests, no Sunday hobby, no drug-store museums, no free-for-all history, no art history in America of ashcan-regional-WPA-Pepsi-Cola styles, no professionalism, no equity, no cultural enterprises, no bargain-art commodity, no juries, no contests, no masterpieces, no prizes, no mannerisms or techniques, no communication or information, no magic tools, no bag of tricks-of-the-trade, no structure, no paint qualities, no impasto, no plasticity, no relationships, no experiments, no rules, no coercion, no anarchy, no anti-intellectualism, no irresponsibility, no innocence, no irrationalism, no low level of consciousness, no nature-mending, no reality-reducing, no life-mirroring, no abstracting from anything, no nonsense, no involvements, no confusing painting with everything that is not painting.”

Stefano Asperti KudoZ activity Questions: 321 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 933 Italy
Local time: 10:59

trompe l'oeil

Explanation:
Non è l'esatta corrispondenza ma rende l'idea che non vuole effetti illusionistici

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Grazie!

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cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 10:59

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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

finestre fine (nei muri/nelle pareti)

Danila Moro

3 +2

finestre-prospettica-illusionistica

Meaghan Toohey

trompe l'oeil

cynthiatesser

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

finestre fine (nei muri/nelle pareti)

Explanation:
Io direi finestre finte, certo è il trompe l'oeil, ma mi sembra che l'autore utilizzi un linguaggio "quotidiano" per esprimere il suo pensiero, e non un linguaggio strettamente tecnico.

Molti record

https://www.google.it/#q="finestre finte"

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Note added at 12 ore (2013-11-13 19:55:29 GMT)
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refuso nella risposta: ovviamente "finte"

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 10:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 36

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

finestre-prospettica-illusionistica

Explanation:
Va bene anche la soluzione da Lei proposta. Oppure anche "finestre trompe l'oeil"
Comunque in un elenco cosi, direi che non conta la specificita' di ogni termine, ma l'effetto del elenco nella sua totalita'. Citerei dei casi (Nome della Rosa di Umberto Eco, per esempio) in cui il numero di oggetti nel elenco viene ridotto notevolmente quando si traduce il brano, ma l'effetto sul lettore rimane.

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Note added at 1 day14 hrs (2013-11-14 22:07:10 GMT)
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Avrei dovuto dire "finestra" (singolare).

Meaghan Toohey
United States
Local time: 04:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

4 hrs confidence:

trompe l'oeil

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 28

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