Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ricerca artistica
English translation:
art
Added to glossary by
brenda stone
Dec 14, 2010 10:27
13 yrs ago
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Italian term
ricerca artistica
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
“Ricerca artistica” is an expression that has always given me problems and I have yet to find a translation from Italian to English that I really like.
I'm currently working on a text for an art gallery that talks about artists and their work. Below I've listed some instances that use this expression:
▪ come medium ideale per esprimere la loro RICERCA ARTISTICA
▪ affinchè collaborassero con i maestri per tradurre la loro RICERCA ARTISTICA nel linguaggio tridimensionale
▪ La sua RICERCA ARTISTICA ha attraversato varie fasi
▪ Fa riferimento al filone novecentesco che pone visivamente il tema del corpo come elemento centrale della RICERCA ARTISTICA.
▪ ha fatto del metallo il territorio privilegiato della sua RICERCA ARTISTICA
"Artistic research" just doesn’t sound very English to me. The other choices that I’ve tried are:
▪ artistic exploration
▪ artistic pursuit
▪ exploration of art
▪ artistic endeavor
▪ artistic experimentation
▪ artistic study
▪ artistic examination
▪ artistic investigation
But none of them have me jumping up and down. I've tried various combinations to find something more suitable here on ProZ but again nothing that seems to capture the sense of this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm currently working on a text for an art gallery that talks about artists and their work. Below I've listed some instances that use this expression:
▪ come medium ideale per esprimere la loro RICERCA ARTISTICA
▪ affinchè collaborassero con i maestri per tradurre la loro RICERCA ARTISTICA nel linguaggio tridimensionale
▪ La sua RICERCA ARTISTICA ha attraversato varie fasi
▪ Fa riferimento al filone novecentesco che pone visivamente il tema del corpo come elemento centrale della RICERCA ARTISTICA.
▪ ha fatto del metallo il territorio privilegiato della sua RICERCA ARTISTICA
"Artistic research" just doesn’t sound very English to me. The other choices that I’ve tried are:
▪ artistic exploration
▪ artistic pursuit
▪ exploration of art
▪ artistic endeavor
▪ artistic experimentation
▪ artistic study
▪ artistic examination
▪ artistic investigation
But none of them have me jumping up and down. I've tried various combinations to find something more suitable here on ProZ but again nothing that seems to capture the sense of this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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8 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Specializes in field
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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157
Selected
art
Another idea. Many translators go for a literal translation, especially when the emphasis is on study and experimentation. You don't always have to translated it the same way.
However:
'“Ricerca artistica” is an expression that has always given me problems and I have yet to find a translation from Italian to English that I really like.', that goes for me too.
However:
'“Ricerca artistica” is an expression that has always given me problems and I have yet to find a translation from Italian to English that I really like.', that goes for me too.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help. Sometimes the answer is much simpler than we expect. "
+2
35 mins
cynthiatesser
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Knowledge makes the difference
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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12
(personal) style / (quest for) artistic expression
You could use one or the other depending on which suits the context best
Peer comment(s):
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Juliet Halewood (X)
7 mins
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Thank you!
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Yvonne Gallagher
: was about to put the same. Great minds and all that.
58 mins
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Thank you very much!
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+1
2 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
177
work
yes - I'm not joking.
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-12-14 11:07:41 GMT)
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I come across this all the time "ricerca architettonica" "ricerca artistica" etc. All it means is "work". As with all kinds of work, it's implicit that thought, effort, and experimentation are involved.
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-12-14 11:07:41 GMT)
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I come across this all the time "ricerca architettonica" "ricerca artistica" etc. All it means is "work". As with all kinds of work, it's implicit that thought, effort, and experimentation are involved.
Note from asker:
| Hi, Tom. Thanks for your contribution. It's possible that I'm overanalyzing the expression and that it might be as simple as just translating it as "work". But reducing "ricerca artistica" to "work" alone seems to leave out all the thought, effort, and experimentation that an artist goes through to arrive at creating his/her work. Maybe the problem is that the meaning is not so succinct in English as it is in Italian. In any case, you've given me food for thought. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jim Tucker (X)
: perfectly fine
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Thanks Jim
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1 hr
GianLuigi Miani
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Qualified translator and writer
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
art fieldwork
-----~ sul campo field study, fieldwork; (ricerca sul campo)
Calcolando il contesto credo che sia la traduzione più esatta , perchè si intenjde in realtà da una ricerca sul campo e di sperimentazione ...... che si rifa allo studio ed alle proprietà intellettive nel campo artistico....
Calcolando il contesto credo che sia la traduzione più esatta , perchè si intenjde in realtà da una ricerca sul campo e di sperimentazione ...... che si rifa allo studio ed alle proprietà intellettive nel campo artistico....
1 hr
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, US, Canadian)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
(quest for) artistic excellence
I had "quest for artistic expression" in mind BEFORE I saw Cynthia's entry, (just went googling in meantime) so this is just another option. I think 2
"quest" gives the idea of research.
I think some of your own options are good, especially if used with differing verbs like "translate", "showcase" or "show".
I particularly like artistic pursuit/endeavour and exploration and offer artistic +observations/evolution/generation/creativity as other options
"quest" gives the idea of research.
I think some of your own options are good, especially if used with differing verbs like "translate", "showcase" or "show".
I particularly like artistic pursuit/endeavour and exploration and offer artistic +observations/evolution/generation/creativity as other options
+1
4 hrs
Joel Schaefer
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
natural English for all purposes
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
artistic vision
Approaching the expression from another angle; it seems to work in the examples you gave. I sympathize - artspeak is a slippery beast!
1 day 1 hr
Diana Cimpric
Slovenia
Slovenia
Native in Italian
Slovenia
Native in: Italian 
, Slovenian
Works in: English to Slovenian, Italian to Slovenian, Slovenian to Italian
artistic quest
By "artistic quest" we understand development of artists' expression and vision as a consequence of artists' inner search.
Hope it helps ;-)
Hope it helps ;-)
Reference:
http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/helen/maud_linders_artistic_quest_for_a_father_she_never_knew
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