a los calcos

English translation: to cast replicas or reproductions

22:56 Sep 30, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: a los calcos
This appears to be a sculptural technique. "cast copies"??

….Las técnicas se despliegan del dibujo puro y simple o la pintura de materiales y soportes tradicionales al grabado fotográfico (pues así se me ocurre denominar al método tan singular de representación de una cabeza a partir de una fotografía cuya textura y grano se imitan mediante un dibujo paradójicamente preciso de claroscuros, esfumados y contornos), de la escultura modelada a los calcos, de los assemblages a los mecanismos de engranajes y transmisión de energía por poleas, tornos y resortes….
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 10:44
English translation:to cast replicas or reproductions
Explanation:
Calcos are the replicas, done through a technique where original sculptures were copied in series. A mold was made from the original, and plaster or sometimes bronze copies were cast.
I think the text refers to the range of techniques.
Possible translation: The techniques range from pure and simple drawing or paintings done with traditional materials and supports to photographic engraving, from modeled sculpture to cast replicas…
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Maria Delgado
Chile
Local time: 10:44
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4 +1to cast replicas or reproductions
Maria Delgado
3to the casts (model shapes) or traces
Lisa Rosengard


  

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to the casts (model shapes) or traces


Explanation:
Artistic techniques and methods of production by drawing, painting, photography and sculpture are mentioned, such as shaped and modeled sculpture to forms.

Example sentence(s):
  • Representación se ve de una fotografía cuya textura y grano se imitan mediante un dibujo paradójicamente preciso de claroscuros, esfumados y contornos de la escultura modelada a los calcos de los asemblajes a los mecanismos de engranajes y transmisione
  • Representation is seen from a photograph of which texture and grain are imitated through a paradoxically precise drawing of light and darkness with vanishing outlines, from a modeled sculpture in the casts (shapes) from collages to machine mechanisms ..
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to cast replicas or reproductions


Explanation:
Calcos are the replicas, done through a technique where original sculptures were copied in series. A mold was made from the original, and plaster or sometimes bronze copies were cast.
I think the text refers to the range of techniques.
Possible translation: The techniques range from pure and simple drawing or paintings done with traditional materials and supports to photographic engraving, from modeled sculpture to cast replicas…


    Reference: http://archaeologyharyana.nic.in/plaster-cast-replicas
    Reference: http://https://www.calkengallery.com/art-blog/2019/bronze-sc...
Maria Delgado
Chile
Local time: 10:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
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