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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

un forte utilizzo materico

English translation:

strong tactile texture/strong emphasis on the look and feel of materials

Added to glossary by Paul O'Brien
Oct 29, 2012 12:52
11 yrs ago
Italian term

un forte utilizzo materico

Italian to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Le opere sono accomunate da un aspetto caratteristico, ottenuto da riciclo di materiali, da un forte utilizzo materico e da un vecchio-stile d’epoca.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +2 strong tactile texture
4 +1 a strong materic effect / impact
4 -1 an important use of materials
3 Materials

Discussion

Tony Shargool Oct 29, 2012:
once more I suggest a link to a website or photo - without it, this Italian is just too quisquilious to take on.
P.L.F. Persio Oct 29, 2012:
Switching to Italian Intanto, "aspetto caratteristico" significa aspetto originale, peculiare, non riscontrabile in altre opere, mentre "forte utilizzo materico" significa, a mio parere, che i materiali usati non sono stati scelti a caso, ma considerandone l'impatto visivo, tattile, sensoriale e offrono dunque non solo la struttura, ma anche "l'anima", se vogliamo, a queste opere.
Un'immagine, tra l'altro, sarebbe illuminante e molto più eloquente.
P.L.F. Persio Oct 29, 2012:
Phil, you always come up with brilliant answers. Why don't you give it a try?
Paul O'Brien (asker) Oct 29, 2012:
So, its physical characteristics consisting of recycled materials have strong physical and material characteristics?
philgoddard Oct 29, 2012:
That sounds ungracious. The previous question, and the other one it links to, do help to answer yours.
Paul O'Brien (asker) Oct 29, 2012:
Doesn't help much.
P.L.F. Persio Oct 29, 2012:
Look here: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/other/1719560-m...

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

strong tactile texture

Ci provo! :)


Physical

Physical texture, also known as actual texture or tactile texture, are the actual variations upon a surface. This can include, but is not limited to, fur, wood grain, sand, smooth surface of canvas or metal, glass, and leather. It differentiates itself from visual texture by having a physical quality that can be felt by touch. Specific use of a texture can affect the smoothness that an artwork conveys. For instance, use of rough surfaces can be visually active, whilst smooth surfaces can be visually restful. The use of both can give a sense of personality to a design, or utilized to create emphasis, rhythm, contrast, etc.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(visual_arts)


TACTILE TEXTURE
Tactile means touch. Tactile texture is the actual (3D) feel of a surface. This is of paramount importance to three-dimensional design but of only moderate interest in two-dimensional design.
http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/texture.htm



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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-29 14:47:28 GMT)
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Yes, dear :)
Note from asker:
Tex Babe. You're back!
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Yes, or "strong emphasis on the look and feel of materials," or anything along those lines. I don't think it's necessarily just the tactile texture.
18 mins
Thanks Phil. It's just an option, it would be easier with an actual picture.
agree tradu-grace
21 mins
Thanks tradugrace. So nice of you :)
neutral Giunia Totaro : Not the same thing unfortunately... different technique and category
12 hrs
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-1
54 mins

an important use of materials

Hi Paul,
I've found the following, see how it sounds for you ....

http://forleocollagetoday.wordpress.com/about/
I am an artist, an illustrator and a graphic designer. I’ve been working in the design field with passion and verve for over ten years. My works are all sharing a typical vintage look due to the use of recycled materials, faded colors, an important use of materials and a an overall old style. My images are at the same time the mean of transport to a parallel universe and a mediation to everyday life.
Peer comment(s):
disagree philgoddard : This appears to be the text the asker is translating, and the previous translation is in bad English.
23 mins
All right Phil !!!
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56 mins

Materials

Materico = della materia

An extensive usage of materials
Reference:

http://dizionari.hoepli.it/Dizionario_Italiano/parola/materico.aspx?idD=1&Query=materico

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+1
12 hrs

a strong materic effect / impact

"Materico" is technical jargon in art, and it refers to the use (and interpretation) of 'matter' as means for conveying sensations and messages far beyond shape, colours, lines and points.

Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana are typical materic painters.

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ROSSO_PLASTICA.jpg
(Burri)

http://thefactorialist.blogspot.it/2012/06/lucio-fontana-ad-...
(Fontana)

“ 'Concetto Spaziale' is an oil and resins on canvas with a strong materic effect in honour of the lagoonal city’s architectures and with a chromaticity ranging from white to golden in relation to the light and the water effects created by the canals"

http://www.arcadja.com/artmagazine/fr/2009/01/28/a-very-rare...

"In order to create a rich materic effect with the elements in architectural concrete, and offer a token of the past, Tadao Ando selected the traditional Venetian floor (the so-called masegni) for the centre of the cube"

http://www.palazzograssi.it/images/stories/CS_MVA_EDD/eng_ed...


Also, search with "materic" in the following links:

http://www.artbreak.com/narasgallery

http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/materic/art

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/dealers_galleries/Gallery/d...

http://www.wikiteka.co.uk/document/plastic-sxx-3/

http://www.saatchionline.com/art-collection/Mixed-Media/mate...

http://www.lightspacetime.com/artist-showcase/artist-showcas...


In this specific context, since the artist seems to use mixed media techniques ("riciclo di materiali"), "mixed media effect/impact" could perhaps be used as well. The two are not at all synonyms anyway (i.e. "materic" means something different from "mixed media").


For "mixed media", see the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_media

http://www.artistdaily.com/forums/p/34136/145023.aspx

http://painting.about.com/od/mixedmediapainting/ss/mixed-med...






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Note added at 13 heures (2012-10-30 02:00:11 GMT)
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... Yes, I know, it's a rare word, and it looks like MT from Italian. But if Saatchi and Saatchi (UK) and an American art gallery (US) use it, well... let's use it as well. No other word in English translates "materico", it's a widely know problem.

Good night *
Peer comment(s):
agree tradu-grace : I believe you've got a point here.
2 days 18 hrs
Thank you so much, G.
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