Jan 31, 2013 10:26
11 yrs ago
French term
Du Piranèse abstrait dans un film de SF des années 70
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Description of artist's work
I'm really struggling with the flowery language in this text, which is describing the work of an artist. Any help gratefully received!
"Aussi grands que soient les dessins, on saisit peu à peu que l'on a affaire à des fragments, à des découpages d’un espace virtuel potentiellement infini. Le relief, le bossage représentés par le dessin se déplient et se tordent, engendrant une forte sensation de déplacement latéral, de travelling, de point de fuite et de vitesse, et finalement de trouble, je ne saurais dire s'il s'agit de claustrophobie ou au contraire d'agoraphobie, ou peut-être n'est-ce finalement pas si contradictoire. Un astronaute dérive dans les espaces intersidéraux, dans sa chute il longe les innombrables fenêtres du vaisseau étoile, et se perd très doucement dans l'immensité du cosmos. On dirait qu'il ne bouge pas. **Du Piranèse abstrait dans un film de SF des années 70.** C'est sobre mais bizarrement psychédélique, c'est fixe mais ça fourmille."
"Aussi grands que soient les dessins, on saisit peu à peu que l'on a affaire à des fragments, à des découpages d’un espace virtuel potentiellement infini. Le relief, le bossage représentés par le dessin se déplient et se tordent, engendrant une forte sensation de déplacement latéral, de travelling, de point de fuite et de vitesse, et finalement de trouble, je ne saurais dire s'il s'agit de claustrophobie ou au contraire d'agoraphobie, ou peut-être n'est-ce finalement pas si contradictoire. Un astronaute dérive dans les espaces intersidéraux, dans sa chute il longe les innombrables fenêtres du vaisseau étoile, et se perd très doucement dans l'immensité du cosmos. On dirait qu'il ne bouge pas. **Du Piranèse abstrait dans un film de SF des années 70.** C'est sobre mais bizarrement psychédélique, c'est fixe mais ça fourmille."
Proposed translations
(English)
References
Piranesi | Tony M |
Piranesi and film design | John Holland |
Proposed translations
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30 mins
Selected
It's as if Piranese has landed in a 1970's Sci Fi film
I think the writer assumes that you know of Piranese's work - they're describing the visual style of the piece as a blend between the 'classical romantic landscapes' and '1970's colourful and (slightly nutty) sci fi. The following sentence expands on the meaning of this metaphor.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Brilliant, thank you!"
12 mins
where Logan's run meets Piranesi's Imaginary Prisons
I just couldn't help it ( - ; it's such a cliché
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1 hr
the abstract surrealism of Piranesi in a Seventies Sci-Fi movie
Piranesi's imaginary buildings are surreal in an abstract way.
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Forbes
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Thank you.
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kashew
: why add surrealism?// Ok, that's your take on it - but the writer only says abstract.
8 hrs
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Because Piranesi's imaginary buildings are known for their abstract surreal mood and I think that's what the source material is aiming at.
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10 hrs
70's sci-fi movie piranesian abstraction
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Maybe capital P for Piranesian.
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Abstraction in the visionary sense I think.
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http://hellaheaven-ana.blogspot.fr/2009/11/giovanni-battista...
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Note added at 10 heures (2013-01-31 21:05:29 GMT)
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Maybe capital P for Piranesian.
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Note added at 10 heures (2013-01-31 21:08:45 GMT)
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Abstraction in the visionary sense I think.
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Note added at 10 heures (2013-01-31 21:16:42 GMT)
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http://hellaheaven-ana.blogspot.fr/2009/11/giovanni-battista...
Reference comments
7 mins
Reference:
Piranesi
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Piranesi
This article also mentions that he produced some special work on prisons, and that his work inspired some modern cartoon strip artists, hence presumably the reference here, to a style rather than his actual œuvre as such.
This article also mentions that he produced some special work on prisons, and that his work inspired some modern cartoon strip artists, hence presumably the reference here, to a style rather than his actual œuvre as such.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree |
Catherine De Crignis
: C'est ça !
5 mins
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Merci, Catherine !
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17 mins
Reference:
Piranesi and film design
From http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/piranesi.html :
"Piranesi's influence as an architect may have been negligible, but his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel, Vathek (1786) wrote, 'I drew chasms, and subterranean hollows, the domain of fear and torture, with chains, racks, wheels and dreadful engines in the style of Piranesi.' In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists and provided source material for horror film set designers."
"Piranesi's influence as an architect may have been negligible, but his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel, Vathek (1786) wrote, 'I drew chasms, and subterranean hollows, the domain of fear and torture, with chains, racks, wheels and dreadful engines in the style of Piranesi.' In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists and provided source material for horror film set designers."
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