Below is a glossary article post in the category F which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Frottage based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Frottage
So, what is actually meant by Frottage?
Frottage is a surrealist and ‘automatic’ method of creative production that involves the manufacture of textured surfaces using pencils or other image materials.
Explanation of Frottage
This technique was developed by Max Ernst in an image made from 1925. Frottage is the word French for rubbing. Ernst was inspired by ancient wooden floors where the board grains have been emphasized by the scrubbing for years. The grain pattern suggested a strange picture to him. From 1925 he caught this by putting a sheet of paper on the floor and then rubbing it with a soft pencil. The results showed a mysterious forest inhabited by creatures such as birds and Ernst published this collection of images in 1926 titled Histoire Naturelle (Nature History).
He then used a variety of textured surfaces and quickly adapted oil painting techniques, calling it grattage. In grattage, the canvas is prepared with a layer or more of the paint and then placed on a textured object which is then eroded. In the forest of Ernst and reaching trees -the trees seemed to have been created by rubbing the backbone of the fish.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix F, as well as terms associated with F.
Meaning of Frottage in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Frottage.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Frottage (Indonesian), Frotasi (Java), and Fotottande in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Frottage.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix F. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=frottage
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=frottage
- View example images of frottage through Google here
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