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English to Chinese: Nortse‧Tsering Nyandak: Fragile Mandala. General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Source text - English Mandalas are familiar to many people as colorful “new age” circular shaped artworks occurring in both spiritual and secular encounters. The concept of the mandala is ancient. On the spiritual side they are psychologically powerful architectural constructions that are employed in Buddhist teaching, building and meditation practice. Tibetans characterize certain holy places such as the revered Mt. Kailas as natural mandalas and make their circumambulations and devotions at such power places as they would when mentally traveling through a painted meditative mandala. In recent years many people around the world have attended events where Tibetan monks create mandalas made of intricately applied colored sand particles. Audiences exposed to these creations are quite surprised and then refreshed when at the completion of the monk’s extended efforts and after the prescribed prayers have been offered, the same monks sweep up the sand; destroying the mandala, thereby emphasizing the impermanence and fragility of the human condition. Mandalas can be said to have become representative of and a symbol of ancient Tibetan culture.
Translation - Chinese 曼達拉（又譯作「曼陀羅」或「壇城」）對很多人來說，就是色彩豐富、形狀圓渾的「新時代」藝術品，在靈性和世俗的領域都能遇到。曼達拉是個歷史悠久的概念。在靈性的範疇裏，曼達拉是富強烈精神意義的建築佈局，在佛學的教化、建築和潛修上都會用到。西藏人將某些聖地視為自然的曼達拉，如深受宗仰的凱拉斯山。他們在那些聖地以「繞佛塔」的形式行走拜仰，就像以一幅曼達拉畫冥想，作其精神之旅。近年，世界各地參與西藏佛教活動者眾，很多人都看過西藏僧侶用製色複雜的彩沙製作曼達拉：僧人費力完成作品，卻會在念過經文後親手掃掉彩沙，毀掉曼達拉，由此強調世間萬物的無常脆弱。看到這些時，觀眾多會初覺訝異，後感明浄。曼達拉可說是西藏古文化的代表和象徵。
Chinese to English: Living in Art, Passing on the Flame General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Source text - Chinese 衣紙、門神的製作工序就是版畫藝術的延續；鄉間慶典常用的花牌裝飾正是民俗繪畫藝術的典範；漆繪屏風依然承接著風景、山水、人物、樓閣、民間傳奇繪畫的大脈絡；十二生肖、民間剪紙也時常被設計師廣泛地活化於一切與節日喜慶有關的平面及產品設計上；不時還出現在街頭巷尾的麵粉公仔師傅就是微型雕塑藝術的傳播者；紙紮及紙糊這門手藝若果可以與現代藝術創作形式併在一起，裝置藝術一定可以衍生出許多何能性；明式傢具師傅的超凡手藝假如何以傳授給我們年輕一代的木雕藝術家，加上時間及空間的機緣，現代雕刻很快就有新人出現了。
Translation - English The production of “paper money for the underworld” and posters of door guardians originate from the art of print making. The huapai (decorative panels) used in celebratory ceremonies by ritual communities are examples of folk painting. Motifs painted on lacquer screens are indebted to common subject matter of traditional Chinese paintings of landscapes, figures, mansions and pavilions, as well as folklores. The 12 Chinese zodiac signs and paper-cutting folk art are widely used and reinterpreted by present-day designers in graphic and product designs for festive occasions. Artisans making dough figurines on the streets are promoters of miniature sculpture. The craft of making ritual paper paraphernalia, if combined with papier mâché and other contemporary art forms, can nourish installation art with myriad possibilities. If the mastery of making Ming-style furniture can be inherited by young sculptors today, given the right chances and opportunities, new talents in wood sculpting will merge.
English to Chinese: Artist Agreement General field: Law/Patents Detailed field: Law: Contract(s)
Source text - English 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8.1 Ownership of intellectual property
8.1.1 All IPR’s in the Artwork is and remains the property of the Artist.
8.1.2 For the avoidance of doubt, all other intellectual property rights in and arising out of the Website is and remains the sole property of the Company.
8.1.3 The Artist asserts his or her moral rights to be recognised by the Company as the author of the Artwork.
8.2 Confidentiality
8.2.1 Neither party shall at any time disclose any information relating to the other party that was obtained in circumstances giving rise to a duty of confidentiality, whether or not such information was marked confidential.
8.3 Notice
8.3.1 Any notice required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by delivering the notice by hand, or by sending the same by prepaid first class post, to the address of the relevant party set out in this Agreement or such other address as either party notifies to the other from time to time. Any notice given according to the above procedure shall be deemed to have been given at the time of delivery (if delivered by hand) or when received (if sent by post).
8.4 No Partnership
8.4.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall operate to create a partnership between the parties. Art-e-World may at times, and by mutual agreement with the Artist, suggest opportunities to the Artist To exhibit their work or to develop their skills or suggest opportunities of benefit to one or both parties. The Artist may on occasion be invited by the Company to represent Art-e-World at events such as a trade Fairs, etc. Other than such occasions, when clear instructions will be given as to the extent of their representation of the Company, the Artist shall not have authority to act in the name of or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the Company in any way (including but not limited to the making of any representation or warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise of any right or power).
8.5 Non-Solicitation
8.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions contained in clause 7 above, the Artist agrees that the Artist shall not for a period of 12 months from the termination of this Agreement directly or indirectly solicit orders from any Customer of the Company or from any person, firm or company who or which has been at any time within the twelve months prior to termination of this Agreement a Customer PROVIDED that nothing herein contained shall prevent the Artist from supplying the Artist’s own customers with artwork.
8.5.2 The restrictions contained in clause 8.5.1 have been carefully considered by the Artist who accepts that they are reasonable for the proper protection of the goodwill of the business of the Company but in the event that any such restriction shall be found to be unenforceable for whatever reason but would be valid if some part thereof were deleted such restriction shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid and effective and the remaining restrictions shall continue to bind the Artist.
8.6 Entire Agreement and Severability
8.6.1 This Agreement and the Schedule constitute the entire understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations and discussions between the Parties relating to it.
8.6.2 If any clause of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that clause shall be severed from this Agreement, and the remaining clauses shall remain in full force and effect.
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