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Italian term or phrase:
teleri
English translation:
large-scale paintings
Added to glossary by
Franco Rigoni
May 18, 2009 21:03
15 yrs ago
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teleri
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Viene invitato in Messico dalla Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, per un’antologica dell’opera grafica al Museo de arte Carrilio Gil, a Città del Messico.
Passa dall’allucinato bianco-nero dei Plurimi binari al colore, ai cicli di grandi teleri, anche quadrittici: Compresenze ’81, Recording ’81, Supporti Transitori ’82, Emergine ’82, Da dove ’83, Rosso ’83, ...als ob…’83, Di umano ’85.
Passa dall’allucinato bianco-nero dei Plurimi binari al colore, ai cicli di grandi teleri, anche quadrittici: Compresenze ’81, Recording ’81, Supporti Transitori ’82, Emergine ’82, Da dove ’83, Rosso ’83, ...als ob…’83, Di umano ’85.
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4 +2 | large-scale paintings | Giles Watson |
4 +1 | teleri [painters of giant canvasses] | Tom in London |
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large-scale paintings
Even though Emilio Vedova, the artist to whom the passage refers, was Venetian, the word "telero" is probably best reserved for the art of the past, at least in an English-language context.
"Telero" is an Italianisation of the Venetian word for a frame ("teler", cf Italian "telaio"), in this case the wooden structure over which the canvas was stretched. As Ambra says, it refers to the work, not the artist.
I would be tempted to translate "cicli di grandi teleri, anche quadrittici" as:
"large-scale painting cycles of up to four canvases"
Note that "panel" might be misleading as it usually means "tavola" in an artistic context.
HTH
Giles
"Telero" is an Italianisation of the Venetian word for a frame ("teler", cf Italian "telaio"), in this case the wooden structure over which the canvas was stretched. As Ambra says, it refers to the work, not the artist.
I would be tempted to translate "cicli di grandi teleri, anche quadrittici" as:
"large-scale painting cycles of up to four canvases"
Note that "panel" might be misleading as it usually means "tavola" in an artistic context.
HTH
Giles
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teleri [painters of giant canvasses]
the word "telero" is Venetian and I don't think it can be translated into English.
HEre's an explanation:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telero
HEre's an explanation:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telero
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Ambra Giuliani
: *Teleri* are actually the large canvasses. Since it is not capitalized, I wouldn't stretch it too far. And the pun came out of the laptop without by itself :-)
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