Will Machine Translation replace Human Translators?
Why can’t Google Translate do the job? Because you can’t just replace one sentence by its equivalent in another language. Let me explain…
David Lynch ‘Small Stories’
David Lynch ‘Small Stories’ Photo Exhibition Anyone who knows me also knows my love for the art of David Lynch. The Budapest Mucsarnok (Kunsthalle) showed his photographic exhibition, ‘Small Stories’, in June. To him, photographs might not tell a whole story.Rather, they tell a small story. First, you go through a tiny Black Lodge, the […]
Why would you hire a small translation business over a large company?
Surely, the large company can tackle more subjects, has a larger team and more reviews. Well, it really depends on what you need. Of course, both worlds have their flaws and advantages. Look at it this way.If you are looking for a regular black jumper, something functional, it’s likely you’ll go to H&M or Zara: […]
2019 in art anniversaries
2019 is a great year for art commemorations! It’s the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn’s death, with multiple related events in The Netherlands, including the largest Rembrandt collection in one single exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. (15 Feb-10 June) It’s the 500th anniversary of the death of our dear Leonardo da Vinci, with […]
10 themes, 10 art posts: The Millennial Museum Blast
Organised on Instagram by the original Musaller,Angela Gala @imamusaller Day 1: Creativity I thought that was one of the hardest themes! How do you express creativity with something that cannot be considered anything else than creative? Therefore, my shot of a painting by expressionist Leon Kossoff inspired me to show how creativity can distort familiarity. […]
A tribute to Frida Kahlo, by an art translator
Frida Kahlo was always special to me, ever since I saw the movie with Salma Hayek in Spanish class. Yes, I know, it’s pretty ‘trendy’ to say that, at the moment, because everyone loves her. Yet, I was lucky enough to see her work from up close at the Budapest National Gallery and it changed […]
Francis Bacon, Nils Frahm and climbing Mt Kilimanjaro
Journal of an art translator – Week #5 / 4th Feb / #ArtlifeTranslations: Francis Bacon I picked the awesome exhibition from the painters of the School of London at the Hungarian National Gallery for today’s #ArtlifeMondays Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, etc.Bacon being one of my all-time favourites. His tortured figures move me, it’s like […]
Arab World Institute, client feedback and night owls
Journal of a museum translator – Week #4 / 29th Jan / #ArtlifeMondays:The Arab World Institute Last week’s #ArtlifeMondays article made me want to show you another prime example, if more modern, of Arabic patterns in architecture. The façade of the building that is home to the Arab World Institute is outstanding, both outside and inside. That’s […]
The Real Alcazar, Gallery Girl and Stanislaw Szukalski
Journal of an art translator – Week #3 / 21st Jan / #ArtlifeMondays #Throwback to February 2018 when I discovered the Real Alcázar of Sevilla. I’ve been obsessed with Arabic geometrical patterns and design ever since I discovered them in Istanbul’s glorious mosques. Applied to mosaics, ceramics, wooden structures, architecture, Islamic decorative art and the geometry […]
The Hive in London, translator for the British Museum
Journal of a museum translator– Week #2 – #ArtlifeMondays: The Hive Isn’t it a good idea to step into the week,feeling inspired and curious? As a museum translator, every Monday, I’ll post about something artsy I’ve visited or done recently. Indeed, I thought it would be nice to distract our busy minds for a second, […]