Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sparely
French translation:
simplifié, épuré
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Jan 15, 2012 08:44
12 yrs ago
English term
France
sparely
English to French
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
a website talking about a retrospective of de Kooning's paintings says "...and concluding with his final, sparely abstract paintings of the late 1980's". I don't have to translate the actual sentence but I need to be 100% sure about what "sparely" means when referring to Kooning's abstract paintings. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | simplifié, épuré |
SJLD
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| 3 | aux lignes épurées |
Alain Marsol
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| 3 | abstraction moins prononcée |
florent40
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References
| MOMA documentation: |
kashew
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
English term (edited):
sparely = sparse
Selected
simplifié, épuré
see discussion
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-01-15 08:57:04 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Kooning
There is much debate over the significance of his 1980s paintings, which became clean, sparse, and almost graphic, while alluding to the biomorphic lines of his early works.
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Note added at 36 mins (2012-01-15 09:21:03 GMT)
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http://www.ryoung-art.com/Art terminology.htm
Minimalism - A style of painting and sculpture in the mid 20th century in which the art elements are rendered with a minimum of lines, shapes, and sometimes color. The works may look and feel sparse, spare, restricted or empty.
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-01-15 08:57:04 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Kooning
There is much debate over the significance of his 1980s paintings, which became clean, sparse, and almost graphic, while alluding to the biomorphic lines of his early works.
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Note added at 36 mins (2012-01-15 09:21:03 GMT)
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http://www.ryoung-art.com/Art terminology.htm
Minimalism - A style of painting and sculpture in the mid 20th century in which the art elements are rendered with a minimum of lines, shapes, and sometimes color. The works may look and feel sparse, spare, restricted or empty.
Note from asker:
| "Sparse" is clearer for me than "sparely" - but I was mainly having trouble determining whether they were talking about his paintings being few and far between, or his style being sparse. With the sentence from Wikipedia, it is clearly his style. Thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MSWeston
10 mins
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thanks - we are neighbours I see - I'm in Luxembourg :-)
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| agree |
enrico paoletti
1 day 10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In addition to SJLD's suggested translation, the answer was full of helpful information. Alain Marsol's suggestion which specified "lignes épurées" made it clear that "sparely" was referring to the artist's style and not the number of paintings. Everyon"
9 mins
aux lignes épurées
peintures abstraites aux lignes épurées
I suggest you search "de Kooning late 1980s" on Google Images to see what they look like.
I suggest you search "de Kooning late 1980s" on Google Images to see what they look like.
Note from asker:
| Thanks. By adding "lignes", you make it clear the sentence is talking about his style and not the number of paintings he did towards the end of his career. |
11 mins
abstraction moins prononcée
cela correspond, je pense, dans l´évolution de sa peinture.
Reference comments
2 days 3 hrs
Reference:
MOMA documentation:
Note from asker:
| Thanks. Your reference clearly describes de Kooning's work with respect to its "spareness". |
Discussion
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sparely
'Sparsely' would mean clairsemé, peu, moins densément, chichement, rare, etc.
EX: sparse vegetation, traffic was sparse on the highway ...
http://www.ryoung-art.com/Art terminology.htm
Minimalism - A style of painting and sculpture in the mid 20th century in which the art elements are rendered with a minimum of lines, shapes, and sometimes color. The works may look and feel sparse, spare, restricted or empty.
De Kooning at MOMA
www.outofordermag.com/blog/2011/09/de-kooning-at-moma/
18 Sep 2011 – ... made in Holland before he moved to the United States in 1926, and concluding with his final sparse abstract paintings of the late 1980s.
De Kooning: A Retrospective - Flavorpill New York
flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2011/9/.../de-kooning-a-retrospective
18 Sep 2011 – ... concluding with his final, sparely abstract paintings of the late 1980s. ... to America to the artist's sublime, sparse canvases of the late 1980s.”