Materialästhetik
material aesthetics; visual quality of a material
noun ma-te-ri-AHL-es-te-tik Rare
Usage Note
Materialästhetik refers to the aesthetic qualities inherent in a material — the grain of wood, the sheen of polished stone, or the translucency of resin. Contemporary designers and sculptors often foreground Materialästhetik rather than concealing the material.
Examples
"Die rohe Materialästhetik des Betons war das zentrale Gestaltungselement des Projekts."
Natural Translation
The raw material aesthetics of the concrete was the central design element of the project.
Literal Translation
The raw material-aesthetics of-the concrete was the central design-element of-the project.
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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