Jul 6, 2001 07:47
22 yrs ago
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Italian term

arte povera

Non-PRO Italian to English Art/Literary
mobili in stile arte povera; si tratta di uno stile che imita un mobile prodotto utilizzando materiali arcaici, semplici ed elementari tratti dal mondo vegetale;
scusate non riesco a spiegare meglio.
Proposed translations (English)
0 Arte Povera
0 +2 Arte Povera
0 Poor art/Anti-form

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Arte Povera

Stays the same - see this and other websites
Guggenheim Collection - Movement - Arte Povera - Arte Povera, The term Arte Povera was first used by Italian art critic Germano Celant to describe a broad category of art being produced by an international ...
www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_ArtePovera...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "grazie a tutti!"
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8 mins

Arte Povera

I always see it left in the original.

Cheers,
Jacek

Peer comment(s):

agree Peter Cox : agreed - but mainly refers to a "rustic" or pseudo old style
51 mins
agree Angela Arnone : sorry: my answer & Jacek's arrived together! For furniture agree agree with P. - include "rustic" in descriptione "rust
2 days 20 hrs
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2 hrs

Poor art/Anti-form


Poor art (painting), is a collage with shelves of prickly pear technique. It has originated in Calabria (Montaure, CZ) Italy.

While, the origin of decoration form for furnitures, also called "poor art" trace back us, often to Venice of the 1700's.
For further details take a look on the web page I cited.
Best regards,
SCOALB
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