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köztéri műalkotás

English translation: public artwork

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Hungarian term or phrase:köztéri műalkotás
English translation:public artwork
Entered by: Ildiko Santana

18:17 Aug 13, 2007
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Museum
Hungarian term or phrase: köztéri műalkotás
Dennis Oppenheim kiállításának megnyitása. Egy köztéri műalkotás megvásárlása a művésztől.
Eszter Bokor
Austria
Local time: 03:40
public artwork
Explanation:
Sok szepet olvashatunk a muveszrol az Interneten.
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Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 18:40
Grading comment
köszi a választ és a linkeket! nekem a public sculpture felelt meg legjobban.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2public artwork
Ildiko Santana
4public monument
Katarina Peters
4municipal art
Elevenít (X)


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
public artwork


Explanation:
Sok szepet olvashatunk a muveszrol az Interneten.


    Reference: http://www.art-life.com/MOCA/oppenheim/portfolio1/index.html
    Reference: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~dennisoppenheim/bushome.html
Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
köszi a választ és a linkeket! nekem a public sculpture felelt meg legjobban.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andras Mohay (X): A "public" fogalmilag jóval tágabb a "közTÉRi"-nél.
1 hr
agree  juvera: Oppenheim műveit inkább "public sculpture" néven szokás emlegetni, a műalkotás magyar "mű".Two decades of public sculpture is the theme of an upcoming exhibition documenting 29 of Oppenheim's public outdoor sculptures www.uni.edu/pubrel/newsroom/releases/
3 hrs
agree  zsuzsa369 (X): "Wave Forms” is the title of a monumental ***public artwork*** by Dennis Oppenheim http://www.uclandlord.com/details-on-dennis-oppenheims-wave-...
1 day 3 mins
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public monument


Explanation:
vagy: artwork/sculputre for public view

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 21:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ildiko Santana: A 'monument' valakinek/valaminek emleket allito alkotas; ez esetben nem errol van szo.
35 mins
  -> Koszonom, igaz, tehat a masik ajanlatom talan inkabb passzol
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
municipal art


Explanation:
Public artwork is fine, but just on a straight count of collocations 'municipal art' wins on Google by getting a hit count of 388 000, compared to 125 000 for 'public artwork'.

I'd say 'monument was' too specific to form in this setting.


    Reference: http://www.google.hu/search?hl=hu&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
    Reference: http://www.google.hu/search?hl=hu&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
Elevenít (X)
Hungary
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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