andando ad investire la superficie della tela

English translation: running all over the canvas

12:19 May 11, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Italian term or phrase: andando ad investire la superficie della tela
I translated this as "assailing the canvas". Please let me know if you have a better term. Thanks!
Laurie Tanner
Local time: 21:41
English translation:running all over the canvas
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Ornella Grannis
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Local time: 21:41
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Thanks, again! "Running all over th canvas' was not exactly what I wanted, but it gave me an idea...
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4 +3invest
luskie
4running all over the canvas
Ornella Grannis


  

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invest


Explanation:
to invest contiene sia la connotazione di assalire sia quella di conferire, attribuire, dare, che potrebbe essere più adeguata

a meno che non si parli di un pittore tipo Pollock la cui tecnica di base consiste nello scagliare i colori contro la tela

ma, appunto, se aggiungi il contesto e/o le frasi precedenti e successive aiutarti ha più senso...



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Note added at 2002-05-14 22:26:19 (GMT) Post-grading
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non è bello cancellare le proprie risposte, se non altro perché ciò influisce anche sul senso delle successive - nella fattispecie, io avevo parlato di \"assalire\" perché la risposta precedente alla mia era proprio \"assalire\" (non sarebbe bello dire chi era l\'autore, e del resto non me lo ricordo) - quando è capitato a me di prendere uno sfondone (e mi è capitato, non ho problemi a dirlo...) ho lasciato la mia risposta lì dov\'era (pur vergognandomene parecchio...)

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running all over the canvas


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Ornella Grannis
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Thanks, again! "Running all over th canvas' was not exactly what I wanted, but it gave me an idea...
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