Monday, 16 April 2018

Art goes virtual reality



A screenshot from the virtual space.


Virtual Gallery is a virtual experience designed for VR headsets and will be shown during the exhibition HOT FUTURES in Himmelblau Gallery which you can read more about in the previous post. It presents artworks of graduating students and lets users examine, interact and experiment with art in a virtual space. The Virtual Gallery will also be available during the International week at Mediapolis campus between April 24th to April 27th.
The gallery is a part of TAMK’s Smart Art project and started as an opportunity to show young artists and their artworks to a wider audience. Students from different study paths combined their knowledge to include not only art but, music and sound design for the different environments to create the best possible result.

Virtual Gallery is a way for traditional art to exist and develop in new media formats such as VR. It gives the chance to immerse yourself in a different world and experience the works, perhaps in a different way. Inside the gallery you can interact with a variety of elements, you can grab and use items to find your way to the different concepts.

The gallery was developed in Unity game engine, using Virtual Reality Toolkit (VRTK) as thee framework to build the experience. The gallery consists of a hub scene and twelve more spaces each dedicated to a different artist. Each artist scene has been personalized according to their requirements to offer unique and distinctive experiences.

We hope to see you in both events as there is much to see and learn. As the technology evolves so must we and TAMK’s students have worked hard to bring you the chance to experience this amazing opportunity. Here are the links to the events so you can check out more information about them or read the previous blog posts for summaries.

- HOT FUTURES -
https://www.facebook.com/events/416340588824434/

- iWEEK -
https://www.facebook.com/TAMKartmusicmediaweek/

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Saturday, 14 April 2018

HIMMELBLAU FT. TAMK’S GRADUATING FINE ART STUDENTS - HOT FUTURES



WHAT: Degree show of TAMK's graduating Fine Art students
WHERE: Grafiikanpaja Himmelblau
WHEN: 19.4.-9.5.2018

The class of 2014 from Tampere University of Applied Sciences Fine Art path is reaching the end of their studies. Together they have arranged an exhibition where everyone’s thesis works will be displayed. This degree show will be available for the public between the 19th of April and the 9th of May in Himmelblau’s gallery.

Himmelblau is the leading art gallery and graphic studio in Finland. After being founded back in 1989 they have helped and collaborated with over a hundred artists. They help with the journey of an art piece by exhibiting it and selling the productions of the artists.

The works that will be featured are done by (from left to right) Veera Nelimarkka, Juuso Kuivila, Julia Matinniemi, Nicolo Arnoldi, Isa Hedez, Khalid Imran, Anniina Puiras, Alexandra Mitiku, Lavinia Nuvola, Konsta Koivisto, Riina Haapakallio, and Mikael Seidler.

Our graduating year has people from many different countries and backgrounds. They are all amazing and talented individuals who have their own ways of expressing themselves. The themes of the art pieces vary from endangered species to cultural challenges featuring light and heavy moods. The artists also use a variety of different techniques such as painting and virtual reality. 

Warm up by having a look at our website, where you can get to know the artists and see what everyone is up to. See you on the 19th of April!
-Julia Matinniemi, Facebook event page

You can read more about each artist on their webpage and find links to their webpages, portfolios and/or social media accounts. Also, the Art Media TAMK Facebook page has given each artist their moment in the spotlight and you can find out even more information about our graduates.

Follow for more updates!

http://hotfutures2018.com/
https://www.instagram.com/_hot_futures_/
https://www.facebook.com/events/416340588824434/

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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

The Body and Protection, a video installation in Showroom Berliini by Fanni Niemi-Junkola Berlin 18.8.-10-9-2016


During my last week in the amazing city of Berlin and within all the art and cultural happenings, I was pleased to meet with our head of Fine Art study path, Fanni Niemi-Junkola; presenting her new video work. The installation The Body and Protection consists of two video works Breath and Protection (2016). The artist is interested in presence, body and power & notions of freedom and safety.




The moment I received her invitation via Facebook I messaged her immediately and I asked if I can come in the pre-opening night due to my travelling back to Finland in the day of the opening 17.8.2016. She was very welcoming of the idea and invited me to the gallery.


The work itself was very intriguing and thought-provoking. The music was composed by Pekko Käppi – a master of ancient Finnish-Karelian bowed lyre - It added to the diverse layers of the work and supported the images. Cinematically the videos were carefully planned and pictorially impressive, that made it pleasing to watch.



Both videos have been filmed by Tommi Moilanen, who also works in TAMK as a lecturer of cinematography and lightning. The videos were edited by Ville Hakonen of Wacky Tie Films, a production company by our former students http://wackytie.fi.

Fanni & I at the Showroom Berliini

The exhibition is up until 10.9.2016 in Showroom Berliini, so give it a visit if you are there!
http://www.showroomberliini.com/showing-now/4591493496.

The Breath work will be shown later this fall in TAMK Kino at Mediapolis.


Text: Moe Mustafa, TAMK Art & Media student
Images: Fanni Niemi-Junkola, Tommi Moilanen

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