Translating Art

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24
Mar
2017
24.03.2017

Following the recent requests for translations in the artistic field, we took a moment to reflect on the interpretation of a work of art.

Whether it is a painting, a sculpture or an installation, a work of art by its very nature generates a different reaction and impact in every viewer who takes the time to observe it. From this arise the reviews written by critics, gallery owners and the artists themselves, who, through carefully crafted and sometimes intricate texts, express the idea and original concept hidden behind the form and final expression of the artwork.

In simple terms, this becomes an interpretation in words of an interpretation of a concept…
and this is where we come in, facing the translation of that interpretation.

A true challenge, balanced between literal meaning and style, between faithfulness and appropriateness, between sense and harmony.

While fully aware that the only true interpreter of an artwork is the artist, we draw on all our linguistic expertise and research skills to recreate, through the words of another language, the atmosphere and subjective world in which the work was conceived. In doing so, we help bring it to a wider audience, always preserving the original meaning at the heart of its existence.

Do not hesitate to entrust us with the translation of your artistic texts.