Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Autores Plásticos
English translation:
visual artists
Added to glossary by
Eileen Brophy
Dec 1, 2021 10:18
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Autores Plásticos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Music, Dramatic Arts & Literature
Does anyone know what are Autores Plásticos please and how to translate this into English?
It's related to writing music, scripts or books. I can't specify because it's in a list of words with no
further context. It's just part of an Excel Table.
Thank you very much
It's related to writing music, scripts or books. I can't specify because it's in a list of words with no
further context. It's just part of an Excel Table.
Thank you very much
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | visual artists |
Rowena Galavitz
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| 3 | plastic artists |
Fiona Baillie
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| 3 | Authors |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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Rowena Galavitz
United States
United States
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Specializes in field
United States
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visual artists
Hi, Eileen! I am a visual artist and a translator who lived in Mexico for 21 years. I spent half of that time translating for museums and galleries from Spanish to English. "Autores" in this case would be someone who has authored a work, but it would not refer to writers. "Plásticos," as someones else mentioned here, refers to artists who work with artistic materials. We don't really use the term "plastic" in English to refer to artists, although according to Merriam-Webster, this would be possible. At least in Latin America, most visual artists refer to themselves as "artista plástica," but an "autor plástico" would be possible. I paste an example of the use of "artista plástica" below. Best of luck with the translation!
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much Rowena for your help. This was driving me crazy!! hahaha.... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: Plastic usually means three-dimensional, but not here. Wikipedia defines 'artes plásticas' as 'la pintura, la escultura, el dibujo, la arquitectura, el grabado, la cerámica, la orfebrería, la artesanía.'
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Comment: "Thank you very much, this was a very difficult expression for me to find Rowena"
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Fiona Baillie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
HR specialist
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
plastic artists
I see this term used regularly in the arts to refer to artist who use a range of plastic methods and resources in their work.
Example sentence:
The 19th century had only one truly great plastic artist, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917).
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Authors
I think it just means the authors.
In Spanish, they talk about "artes plásticos": Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium by moulding or modeling, such as sculpture or ceramics. Less often the term may be used broadly for all the visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, film and photography), as opposed to literature and music.
However, in this case, I think "plastic authors" would be pretty meaningless in English , which is why I would plump for just "authors" (but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-12-01 10:40:38 GMT)
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Perhaps "Creators" sounds a bit more arty-farty...?
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Note added at 32 mins (2021-12-01 10:51:39 GMT)
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NB: I wouldn't use "artists" myself because that is "artistas" in Spanish. Which is why I would go for authors or creators.
In Spanish, they talk about "artes plásticos": Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium by moulding or modeling, such as sculpture or ceramics. Less often the term may be used broadly for all the visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, film and photography), as opposed to literature and music.
However, in this case, I think "plastic authors" would be pretty meaningless in English , which is why I would plump for just "authors" (but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-12-01 10:40:38 GMT)
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Perhaps "Creators" sounds a bit more arty-farty...?
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Note added at 32 mins (2021-12-01 10:51:39 GMT)
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NB: I wouldn't use "artists" myself because that is "artistas" in Spanish. Which is why I would go for authors or creators.
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Note from asker:
| Thanks Neilmac, I am trying to get more information regarding what is an"autor plástico," I will share it if I finally get an answer, I've been waiting for ages.... :-0(( |
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