Thursday, 31 October 2013

Top Button Undone

Fine Art Degree exhibition of 2014 has been named. After a long and committed consideration we proudly present the name Top Button Undone.


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The opening of the Fine Art Degree Exhibition is held on 28.03.2014 in TR1 Kunsthalle and artcenter Mältinranta.

Text: Jemina Lindholm and Elina Ylhäisi
Picture: Screenshot from Internet

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Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Exhibition at Ikuinen Gallery: Sofi Häkkinen - Tall tales and true stories

Tall tales and true stories (2013)
Sofi Häkkinen

Ikuinen Galleria 5.11-15.11.2013

The drawings and paintings in the series portrait different moments. Quick thoughts, hasty touches, passing feelings. The media supports the idea of a swift glimpse of a moment, captured on paper so the viewer can always return to that one instant that was so important.


Sofi Häkkinen is a second year fine arts student in Tampere University of Applied Sciences. Her main media is drawing and painting. Her work is mostly based on the conflicts and feelings, as well as certain cravings and obsessions between two people. As a starting point Häkkinen uses a mixture of memories, moments, faint touches that meant something big and easily forgotten glances.


Ikuinen Gallery is a contemporary art project space located in the old factory complex Finlayson in central Tampere. The gallery is run by a board of fine art students in Tampere UAS School of Art and Media as part of their study program. Ikuinen Gallery’s main focus is in presenting interesting and high quality student work as well as work of other adventurous artists.

Ikuinen Galleria
ma-pe 12.00-16.00
Finlaysoninkuja 3
33210 Tampere
ikuinengalleria@tamk.fi
ikuinengalleria.tumblr.com

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Sunday, 27 October 2013

Exhibition at Ikuinen Gallery: I am here! / Minä olen täällä!

I am Here! / Minä olen täällä! - A collaborative exhibition by the students of Visual arts / 28. October - 8. November
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Ikuinen Gallery is a contemporary art project space located in the old factory complex Finlayson in central Tampere.The gallery is run by a board of fine art students in Tampere UAS School of Art and Media as part of their study program. Ikuinen Gallery’s main focus is in presenting interesting and high quality student work as well as work of other adventurous artists.

Ikuinen Galleria
ma-pe 12.00-16.00
Finlaysoninkuja 3, 33210 Tamperei
kuinengalleria@tamk.fi
ikuinengalleria.tumblr.com/

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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

The English experience - Leeds Metropolitan University

By Laura Räsänen, 11 IMP

 
My studies in Leeds Metropolitan University, in the Heart of West Yorkshire, have started about a month ago. Leeds Met is a huge university with lots of courses for a media student to choose from. You can take a variety of modules from the areas of Games Design, Animation, Computer Animation & Visual Effects, Film Studies, Fine Art etc. From various levels of experience depending on your skills and interest. 


Choosing the modules can be difficult with such a variety to choose from. I came down to learning some 3D, animation, character design and concept drawing on the course of Games Design. So far the teaching has been good and the students are expected to be motivated and do a lot of work on their own time.


Modeling practice: getting down with the basics of 3Ds Max. 
A diner from the 50's in less than 1000 triangles.

On the character design class we learn a lot of useful stuff 
about the human anatomy, porportions, muscles, skeleton etc. 
Which has to be put in use in modeling/sculpting practice. 


My first ever encouter with zbrush and sculpting! 
Putting the stuff learned in the anatomy lectures in use. 
Getting there, getting there...


Perspective practice from the drawing and composition module. 
This module aims to teach some basics of concept art and design.
 
As teachers and lecturers we have quite capable people with various backgrounds and a vast knowledge on the current trends, programs and expertise on game industry. The tools used in practices are the common tools used in industry and I've learned a lot of useful things. The schedules can be strict and learning is fast paced but the effort is definitely worth it.

The campus area in an extraordinary weather (not rainy).

Like any British university (as far as I know), Leeds Met has a lot of choices for club activities as well. On the first week the new students are introduced to all the student run societies and according to your interest you can join the suitable one for you. There are sociaties for films, photography, rock music, animation, religion, sports of all kinds, environment and even for Harry Potter, so again you have a lot to choose from.
I joined the Games Society and for a membership fee of 5 pounds I earned my right to take part on the events organized by the society throughout my stay. The Games Society arranges game nights and gettogethers but also trips to interesting game events, for example a Play Expo in the city of Manchester, one hour train ride away from Leeds. Joining the societies is also a great way of meeting local people with the same interest and of course, networking.

Leeds is a good city for a student, there's a lot going on. The city itself is friendly and welcoming and people are nice and they will talk to you whether you want it or not. Not everything is perfectly organized, if at all, but with a bit of (ok a lot of) initiative you can get through the chaos of the first weeks, settle down and enjoy the education. If you're a hard working and motivated student, I can recommend studying in Leeds Metropolitan University.
Laura Räsänen, 11IMP

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Monday, 21 October 2013

Demonstration of use of Twitter and Storify in Media studies

Have you ever wondered are there any rationale in using Twitter or Storify in education?
Our Media student Sami Lindfors gives here an excellent example how a learning report can be done using these tools.

Please find it here: http://storify.com/samilindfors/mindtrek-2013-report


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Thursday, 10 October 2013

Field trip to Mediapolis

October 8, on a particularly foggy day, students of the User Experience Design course visited Mediapolis, where our new campus is going to be located.

The purpose of this field trip was to achieve a task, ‘Designing concept for interactive learning environment’, which is the main assignment of the course, by seeing the actual place other than just reading blueprints to get realistic idea.

Unfortunately, the floors which TAMK is going to use, were not allowed to be visited this time, since those were in use by Yle currently and they were extremely busy due to upcoming programs.

Nevertheless, this field trip gave the opportunity to students, at least, to glimpse the general atmosphere of our new campus. Here are some pictures from the trip.



Interactive mat projected on the floor in front of main entrance

Students exploring Mediapolis

One of the lounge, which is still in process of renovation

Meeting room, which sparks creative idea of Yle people. We are going to design ours!



Pictures and text: Jungsoo Moon 2013

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Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Media and Fine Art students prepare joint exhibition

FOE - Finlayson Open Exhibition 
Tampere City Library Metso 
Opening January 13 2014

Last spring two Media students got then idea that residents of Tampere should have a chance to see the works of the young artists at TAMK UAS Art&Media Campus at Finlayson. Carolin Büttner and Markku Laskujärvi started the work to make their vision come true, and yesterday the exhibitors had their first meeting at our café.

The producers Carolin and Markku standing in the background

The 14 artists are students of our Degree Programme in Fine Arts and Degree Programme in Media. The exhibition is also international, the students come from seven countries.
After the meeting the artists visited the exhibition venue

Statement by the producers:
Finlayson Open Exhibition, an art exhibition showcasing the works of students from Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ Finlayson campus, is arriving to the main library Metso.
The far-reaching exhibition gathers together animation and more traditional painting from over ten artists. Our aim is to leave a mark by showcasing the status of students at the Finlayson campus right now.

However, the themes or ways for expression are not restricted by any means because we believe this actually brings the truth on the table of what’s happening at Finlayson in the beginning of 2010’s. You are very welcome to the second floor of Metso starting from 14.1.2014.
Main library Metso is in the city center and has one million annual visitors

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