Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
formale Reduktion
English translation:
minimalism
Added to glossary by
davidgreen
Aug 25, 2005 08:07
18 yrs ago
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German term
formale Reduktion
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
It's definitely not "formal reduction". Any art critics out there know what this term is in English?
*Formale Reduktion* dominiert tatsächlich in den Fotografien Josef Hoflehners. Wie weit diese *Reduktion* geht, soll hier am Beispiel eines Bildes aus der Serie „Snowscapes“ illustriert werden.
Josef Hoflehner bemüht sich erfolgreich um *formale* Strenge und *Reduktion*, er schafft ein künstlerisches Regelwerk, in dem sich die Phantasie der Betrachter entfalten kann ohne den Bildern Gewalt anzutun.
http://www.frozenhistory.com/ (gorgeous photos by the way!)
*Formale Reduktion* dominiert tatsächlich in den Fotografien Josef Hoflehners. Wie weit diese *Reduktion* geht, soll hier am Beispiel eines Bildes aus der Serie „Snowscapes“ illustriert werden.
Josef Hoflehner bemüht sich erfolgreich um *formale* Strenge und *Reduktion*, er schafft ein künstlerisches Regelwerk, in dem sich die Phantasie der Betrachter entfalten kann ohne den Bildern Gewalt anzutun.
http://www.frozenhistory.com/ (gorgeous photos by the way!)
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rewrite the sentence
I would suggest rewriting the sentence, using a phrase such as "reduction of formal elements", or perhaps even "minimalist" to describe the pictures. As far as I know, this term hasn't carried over into English-language art discourse.
See http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20031103110021 for discussion of a (somewhat) similar term.
See http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20031103110021 for discussion of a (somewhat) similar term.
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Comment: "form in this case relates to (a lack of) figurative elements (not formal)- I went with just "minimalism" (which pretty much implies there are nearly no figures or forms or anything else in the image for that matter ) - thanks for the help"
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technical reductionism
though i've never heard it used in photography...
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-08-25 08:26:23 GMT)
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yes, maybe minimalism's better, as lucas says.
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-08-25 08:26:23 GMT)
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yes, maybe minimalism's better, as lucas says.
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