Salve,
In a recent essay about a contemporary artist (painter, printmaker, and sculptor) we read,
There are several aspects of the language here that I find obscure, but above all I'm confused as to (1) what "fermamente identificato in pittura" means and (2) what "forte e riconoscibile" modifies.
On the first point, does it seem more likely that the writer is talking about the identification of a specific model, or the process itself of seeking a model? And is it that the model is firmly identified in the case of this artist, or for all painters?
On the second, I'm rather at sea here, but could it be that "forte e riconoscibile" are (desired) qualities of a model, be it in painting or in sculpture? That is, if we left the part about painting aside, we might understand the sentence to begin, "The search for a strong and recognizable model demands..."?
In any event, here's my first attempt at a translation of the whole sentence:
I know there are a lot of thorny, interrelated questions here. Any help with any aspect of any of them would be much appreciated.
In a recent essay about a contemporary artist (painter, printmaker, and sculptor) we read,
La ricerca di un modello, fermamente identificato in pittura, forte e riconoscibile, richiede la scoperta di una nuova tipologia per la scultura, di un diverso luogo da affrontare, una sostanza piena e concreta da riconquistare.
There are several aspects of the language here that I find obscure, but above all I'm confused as to (1) what "fermamente identificato in pittura" means and (2) what "forte e riconoscibile" modifies.
On the first point, does it seem more likely that the writer is talking about the identification of a specific model, or the process itself of seeking a model? And is it that the model is firmly identified in the case of this artist, or for all painters?
On the second, I'm rather at sea here, but could it be that "forte e riconoscibile" are (desired) qualities of a model, be it in painting or in sculpture? That is, if we left the part about painting aside, we might understand the sentence to begin, "The search for a strong and recognizable model demands..."?
In any event, here's my first attempt at a translation of the whole sentence:
The search for a model, firmly identified in painting, strong and recognizable, demands the discovery of a new typology for sculpture, of a different place to confront, a solid, concrete substance to reconquer.
I know there are a lot of thorny, interrelated questions here. Any help with any aspect of any of them would be much appreciated.