Category: Jewellery and Blacksmithing

Invitation to the opening of the exhibition of Kaia Ansip and Yufang Hu, MA students of Jewelery and Blacksmithing, May 27, 6 pm at Rotermanni 7

The exhibition is part of the TASE’22 Grad Show. 

The exhibition is open until June 9. 

On May 19, a joint exhibition “SHIFT” of the second-year jewelery and blacksmithing students of the Estonian Academy of Arts will be opened in the Old Town of Tallinn, Uus tn 4, where various states of change will be discussed.

There is a constant hidden movement within the apparent stability of the material world. Although stability and change seem at first sight to be opposites, change is the only constant element in our lives. However, we cannot escape the effects of the slightest change – regardless of its essence, we will inevitably have a shift between reality and the assumptions made on the basis of our experience, knowledge and feelings.

As the temporal forms solidify through exploratory and repetitive practice, the viewer will remain a testimony to the limits of our age.

As spatial phenomena change around through emerging and diverse practices, the viewer is left with only a tribute to the inaccuracies of our existence. “artybollocks generator”

Participants in the exhibition: Anna-Maria Vaino, Ardo Teesalu, Bianca Triinu Toots, Ellen Axberg, Hugo Toss, Margus Elizarov, Camilla Prey, Villu Mustkivi, Visa Eino Eduard Nurmi

The works have been supervised by: Nils Hint, Eve Margus

The exhibition is part of the EKA’s TASE ’22 satellite program and will be open daily from 12.00–20.00, until June 2.

The exhibition is supported by: Estonian Academy of Arts, Kaili Baked Goods, Fabric Jungle, Kräftwärk, Valmiermuiža, Barrel

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The exhibition “Open Windows” will reopen on the windows of the Library of EKA on February 21, at 4 pm.

Through the exhibition of EKA windows, different specialities of EKA introduce their most outstanding projects and the latest creations of students. The exhibition can be viewed on the windows of the EKA Library on Põhja pst and Kotzebue streets and will remain open until March 14.

Specialities represented: Installation and Sculpture, Room Design, Product and Environmental design, Visual Communication, Photography, Jewellery and Blacksmithing, Scenography, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Accessory Design, Graphics, Graphic Design, Animation, Ceramics, Industrial and Digital Product Design, Glass, Architecture, Interior Design, Painting, Art and Visual Culture, Cultural Heritage and Conservation

The exhibition of open windows of EKA made its debut in 2021 and received a warm welcome from those interested in art and art education. The Estonian Academy of Arts, located on the edge of Kalamaja, will once again enliven the city’s cultural landscape at street level. Get with it! 

The exhibition SECOND CHANGE at Tallinn Design Festival on the subject of reuse, which also includes the cooperation project “Food and Advice” of the Estonian Academy of Arts and the Fotografiska restaurant. The premiere of the exhibition, which was warmly received, was at the Venice Design Biennale this summer.

In cooperation with Fotografiska Tallinn restaurant and its chef Peeter Pihel, students of EKA ceramics, glass, jewelery and blacksmithing designed food utensils and accessories that would be in line with the restaurant’s values: recycling, zero waste, sustainability, local material and new design.

The project explored the experience of zero-cost restaurants around the world, found new ways to recycle broken dishes, and discovered unexpected ways to recycle scrap material. The design students used scrap metal, used tableware and cups as raw materials and created new, unique dishes that harmonize with the restaurant’s environment.

CERAMICS, GLASS, JEWELERY AND BLACKSMITHING
Artists: Indrek Linnamägi, Sofja Melikova, Kristin Sepp, Mart Talvar, Endel Maas, Taavi Teevet, Nga Man Chan, Kairit Mäeots, Rita Rebane Lonks, Cathy Saarm, Johanna Tamm, Mart Vaarpuu, Aleksandra Kazanina, Kerttu Rannik, Greete Rüütmann, Tiia Põldmets, Kristiina Väljamäe, Salome Ship, Mart Kekišev

õhuLoss’ group show at the 1st Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial SOUR FRIO / COLD SWEAT, Galeria Brotéria, Portugal

õhuLoss (Castle in the Air) is a group of six Estonian jewellery artists – Piret Hirv, Kristiina Laurits, Eve Margus-Villems, Kadri Mälk, Villu Plink and Tanel Veenre. Formed in 1999, õhuLoss is one of the internationally most recognized groups of Estonian jewellery. Artists have been exhibiting together for more than 20 years their works in Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Israel, Hungary, France, Latvia and China.

Art critics have described the art of õhuLoss group as a slightly confusing phenomenon, hovering and playing in spacetime. The materials used are often unconventional. They make use of many organic materials in the creating of objects which are on the border between applied and visual arts. The value of the works consists in their persuasiveness, which wakes in the spectator’s alertness. The new jewellery of the õhuLoss group probes itself, the world and life.

õhuLoss in Brotéria Art Centre is part of the Contemporary Jewellery Biennial in Lisbon ‘Cold Sweat’.

Exhibition of jewellery and blacksmithing students at the Biennial of Contemporary Jewellery in Lisbon includes EKA students Erle Nemvalts, Taavi Teevet, Terje Meisterson, Isimini Pachi, Tauris Reose, Mirjam Aun and Kristiina Tang on 17.–20. September 2021 at Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, at the first Lisbon Contemporary Jewelery Biennale SUOR FRIO / COLD SWEAT

The challenge was presented to 8 European schools with different approaches to contemporary jewellery, with the aim of creating dialogues between young participants. The exhibition, as well as the biennial more generally, invites to reflect on three contemporary keywords – body, fear and protection, the latter of which refers to the characteristic historical aspect of jewellery as a means of protection for the wearer.

Participating schools are: Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Burg Giebichenstein– Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle (DE), Central of Saint Martins – University of the Arts (UK), École Nationale Supérieur d’Árts de Limoge (F), Eesti Kunstiakadeemia (EE), Lucerne School of Art and Design (CH), PXL-MAD School of Arts Media Arts Design (B) and Saint Lucas School of Arts Antwerpen (B).

September 16–November 20, 2021 – exhibitions, colloquium, master classes

At Triin Kukk’s „Lost and Found” exhibition at Hop Gallery, the young jewellery artist contemplates the situation where something might be excluded from our focus and when emerging again in our perceptive field this something might bring out something new.

Neon markers on asphalt; concealing and embellishing textile cover on construction sites; disconnected pipes; threaded rod and concrete. Various objects and phenomena are surrounding us between these temporary landscapes – trivial things that have become almost invisible.

Current exhibition presents objects made of stones, referring to various things that the artist coincidentally started to notice only several years ago, things that in their random form may be left unnoticed. Through the process of engraving the material, the rocks have lost their rigidity and transformed into flexible objects irrelevant to their original material. These artworks can be considered to be fossils from the future, surrounding the viewer as some kind of shadow objects.

The focus of Triin Kukk’s artwork lies on observation of the everyday and discovering something new in it. The artist is intrigued by vague shifts and emphasizing the secondary aspects. During the recent years, Triin Kukk has been used natural minerals and applies different techniques in her artistic practice.

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Graphic design: Jaan Evart

Thanks to: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Jenni Sokura, Kun Zhang, Tarvo Porroson, Johann Põldra, Birgit Kaleva, Maria Valdma, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Mari Kukk, Elis Ilves

Additional information: Maria Valdma

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“Fantasmagooria” is a group exhibition by Design & Crafts MA students of the Estonian Academy of Arts coming from five different countries from all over the world.

The exhibition will take place at Manufactory Quarter event hall on 29.05-19.06.2021, and as a part of the satellite programme of the Tallinn Applied Arts Triennial it reflects upon the main topic of this year’s event: translucency.

The etymology of the term phantasmagoria can be found in the ancient Greek: phantasma, which means phantom, apparition, and agora meaning gathering or assembly. “Fantasmagooria” brings together artists and designers with diverse backgrounds (ceramic, glass, jewellery, metal etc); showcasing an eclectic combination of media that aim to establish a fertile dialogue between disciplines. The works dwell in the space reconnecting past and present, celebrating the decay that gives room for new growth.

Under this perspective the show unravels narratives that tackle contemporary social issues and dystopian scenarios. What is familiar shows its hidden content, highlighting uncanny aspects of our society and anthropocentric view. Iron angels, sugar coated thornes, gender equality, delicate layering of fragile materials, imaginary objects that trigger a sense of wonder. Shining a light upon what usually stays secretive, the works accompany the viewer on a journey between mist and light.

Artists: Kaia Ansip, Amie Chan Nga Man, Karin Kent Grundberg, Yufang Hu, Ave Eiland, Liisbeth Kirss, Muyang Li, Sigrid Luitsalu, Karola Rianne Mahhova-Reinholm, Indrek Mesi, Terje Meisterson, Erle Nemvalts, Ulrika Paemurru, Taavi Teevet, Kaur Virkebau, Edgar Volkov

Sponsors: Estonian Academy of Arts, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Manufactory Quarter

The exhibition is open every day 12–8 PM during 29.05-19.06.2021

The opening event is on 28.05.2021 at 6 PM

Please follow the 2+2 rule, remember to wash your hands and wear a mask when visiting!

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Ulrika Paemurru
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The 8th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial opening at the end of May has selected events for its satellite programme. Among more than 20 exhibitions, the selection includes jewellery and glass art, site specific installations and events involving various fields of art. In the spirit of the times, the programme also features many window exhibitions and a flexible approach to programming.

The theme of the 2021 triennial is “translucency” and many satellite exhibitions have been inspired by that. For example, the installation “In-Tangible” by Federica Cogliandro and Tauris Reose will be set up in the Noblessner area at the end of May, and Master’s students from jewellery, blacksmithing, glass and ceramics departments of the Estonian Academy of Art will present their work at the group exhibition “Phantasmagoria” at Sitsi Factory in Tallinn.

Solo shows include projects by jewellery artists Darja Popolitova (Hobusepea gallery), Kristiina Laurits (Hop gallery), Jaan Pärn (Meistrite Hoov gallery), and Marta Boan (at the Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum’s gallery space). An exciting and dignified combination of installations, objects and jewellery by Kadri Mälk, Julia Maria Künnap and Kai Koppel will be presented at the Laboratooriumi street chapel. Jewellery artists Triin Kukk and Merlin Meremaa showcase their work in a garage on Luha Street. A-gallery shows fresh work from 18 local and international artists in their windows as well as in the Vault.

Rait Prääts and Gleb Divov bring together glass art and augmented reality at Okapi gallery. Kai Kaljo shows her fused glass objects and jewellery at the applied art and design gallery Kunstiaken. In parallel with the triennial Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum welcomes visitors to two glass art shows by Tiina Sarapu and Ivo Lill.

The satellite programme also includes Riste Laasberg’s tapestry exhibition at St. Jacob’s Church in Viimsi, window exhibitions of Katariina Guild’s studios, and an exhibition by ceramics and glass art students of the Estonian Academy of Arts at Salme Cultural Centre.

“I am thrilled that despite uncertain circumstances, we are able to present a substantial satellite programme and artists have found clever ways to showcase their works,” said Merle Kasonen, the chairwoman of the Triennial Society. “Interpreting the world through your art is part of being an artist and it is equally important to share your creations with an audience. I believe and hope that art audiences, too, are hungry for culture.”

The main exhibition of the 8th Tallinna Applied Art Triennial “Translucency” opens on 29 May at Kai Art Center and remains open to visitors until 15 August. The main exhibition of the Triennial is curated by Danish glass artist and art historian Stine Bidstrup, who selected works from 22 international artists to interpret the theme. While the main exhibition includes international artists, the satellite programme highlights local art and gives an overview of Estonian contemporary craft.

The events of the satellite programme take place in May and during summer months, a more detailed schedule will be announced as soon as the governmental Covid restrictions allow for that. 

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