Gebrauchsgegenstand
everyday object; functional item
noun ge-BROWKHS-ge-gen-shtant Rare
Usage Note
Gebrauchsgegenstand is an object made for practical use, as opposed to a pure artwork. Design criticism explores the aesthetic and cultural dimension of even humble Gebrauchsgegenstände. Masculine noun.
Examples
"Das Bauhaus erhob den Gebrauchsgegenstand in den Rang gestalteter Kunst."
Natural Translation
The Bauhaus elevated the everyday object to the rank of designed art.
Literal Translation
The Bauhaus raised the everyday-object to the rank of designed art.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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