fri billedkunst

English translation: liberal visual arts

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Norwegian term or phrase:fri billedkunst
English translation:liberal visual arts
Entered by: Hege Jakobsen Lepri

17:09 Sep 1, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Norwegian term or phrase: fri billedkunst
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Aase Kristin Bleka
Norway
Local time: 15:28
liberal visual arts
Explanation:
Fri billedkunst er kunst som ikke er illustrerende, som ikke har en klar hensikt eller funksjon. Dette står i motsetning til illustrasjonen og brukskunsten som har en slik funksjon og hensikt.
Kunsthøyskoler har professorater i "fri billedkunst". (se f.eks. http://www.khio.no/filestore/200900407professorimalerikunsta...

Det engelske motstykket er "professor of Liberal Visual Arts".
(se disse kunstnerbiografiene http://www.index-dvd.at/en/program/023/bio.html)


P.S. - Jeg tror at dette spørsmålet klart hører med i Pro-kategorien.
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Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Local time: 15:28
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Tusen takk for god hjelp og grundig forklaring!
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Summary of answers provided
4independent visual arts
jeffrey engberg
4liberal visual arts
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
3free visual arts
Erik Brinkhof


  

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free visual arts


Explanation:
Without context, I would suggest "free visual arts".

Example sentence:
"The Biennial of Free Visual Arts is a regular Slovak national exhibition of free arts organised by the Slovak Union of Visual Artists and..."


    Reference: http://www.slovakia.culturalprofiles.net/?id=8126
Erik Brinkhof
Vietnam
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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independent visual arts


Explanation:
free seems a bit too literal...

jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 15:28
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liberal visual arts


Explanation:
Fri billedkunst er kunst som ikke er illustrerende, som ikke har en klar hensikt eller funksjon. Dette står i motsetning til illustrasjonen og brukskunsten som har en slik funksjon og hensikt.
Kunsthøyskoler har professorater i "fri billedkunst". (se f.eks. http://www.khio.no/filestore/200900407professorimalerikunsta...

Det engelske motstykket er "professor of Liberal Visual Arts".
(se disse kunstnerbiografiene http://www.index-dvd.at/en/program/023/bio.html)


P.S. - Jeg tror at dette spørsmålet klart hører med i Pro-kategorien.

Example sentence(s):
  • Glass painting is one of the more liberal visual arts, bridging the gap between folk and fine art.
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tusen takk for god hjelp og grundig forklaring!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Tusen takk for hjelpen! Jeg ser helt klart nå at dette er et PRO-spørsmål. God helg!

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