Category: Faculty of Design

On 26th September at 19.00 the science cafe of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EAA) will take place in Von Krahl. Fashion designer and EAA senior researcher Reet Aus, EAA PhD student & textile designer Miina Leesment, textile artist and Head of UT Viljandi Culture Academy’s Estonian Native Crafts Department Ave Matsin will discuss research into textiles in the arts and the society, tradition, innovation and the future of textiles. The talk will be moderated by Liina Unt, head of EAA art and design PhD programme.
Discussion will be held in Estonian. Free of charge, all welcome.

25.09 – 01.10 Exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/853305954845876/

29.09 15.00 Talk: https://www.facebook.com/events/123706798363506/

The ways that materials and garments are created, are in a constant change. There are continuous dialogues between the appearance and functionality of the clothing. Sustainable design examples emerge as alternatives next to the mass production, and technology integrates into garment production means in different levels. Exploring alternative futures for textile and garment production, the exhibition presents examples from diverse interpretations of connecting textiles with technology. Textile Futures talk offers the opportunity to meet with the designers, artists and technologists behind the exhibition work to understand more their vision for the textile futures.

Anja Hertenberger (Holland) explores how technology can help us connect to our bodies and maximize our senses. Tara St James (USA) introduces sustainability in fashion. Oscar Tomico (Holland/Spain) offers insights into bringing technology close to the body. Kristi Kuusk (Estonia) wonders about the exhibition “Textile Futures” and talks to the Fashion & Textile MA students of Estonian Academy of Arts about their work at the exhibition.
Q&A with designers.

Event is free of charge, but please register:

RSVP kristi@spell.ee

More info: http://www.disainioo.ee/2017-program/textile-futures-talks

The exhibition. My Body. My Face. I Sense, I Look, I Imagine.

Graphic designer, blogger and enterpreneur Helene Vetik:

Self presentation in internet.
10 years on the field – evolution of the field and myself.

www.uustuus.ee

Open lecture series in the Faculty of Design

Fashion editor, stylist and blogger Aljona Eesmaa will talk about product in medias distorting mirror.

Cultural differences with Asian business partners.

See the programme of open lecture series in Faculty of Design: https://www.artun.ee/kalender/disainiteaduskonna-avatud-loengudopen-lectures-in-faculty-of-design/

Sofia Hallik “Born-Digitals”
26.01.-14.02.2017

HOP gallery
Tallinn
Hobusepea 2

You are kindly invited to Sofia Hallik’s solo exhibition “Born-Digitals” in HOP gallery.

Sofia Hallik (1991) is a jewellery artist and PhD student at the Estonian Academy of Arts (since 2015). In her doctoral thesis “Theomorphic Jewellery Essence by Means of Virtuality and Autonomy” (supervisors prof. Kadri Mälk and Dr. Jaak Tomberg) Sofia focuses on a search of divine form through innovative materials and technologies. What interests her the most is the way суberspace and digital technology influence jewellery.

Sofia’s solo exhibition “Born-Digitals” deals with the influence of cyberspace and the use of digital technology in the manipulation of work of art. There is a dematerialization and virtualization of an artwork in general happening in the aftermath of the Digital Revolution, which affects among other things, an art form that is highly physical form of art, namely jewellery. The aim of Sofia’s work is represented in the shameless and conscious adaptation of the conflicting concepts of handwork and machine work. Exactly at the junction of these two concepts there arises something truly attractive that is actually a taste of our reality.

In her new series of works, Sofia creates a dreamlike installation in both real and virtual rooms. Represented jewellery in particular serves as Sofia’s radical approach, allowing the artist to express the idea of Perfection of Virtual.

Sofia has graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts with a Master’s degree with cum laude in 2015. Sofia has had three solo exhibitions, the last one took place at HOP gallery in summer 2015; In 2015 Sofia was awarded the Foundation Noor Ehe / Young Estonian Jewellery grant. Her work has been exhibited at international exhibitions, the latter and the most important are “European Prize for Applied Arts 2015” in Belgium, Mons; “Marzee International Graduate Show 2015” in the Netherlands; “ESTONISHING!” exhibition at Thomas Cohn gallery as a part of Munich Jewellery Week 2016 and in Brazil, São Paulo.

We would like to thank: Kadri Mälk, Jaak Tomberg, Maria Valdma, Raiko Suits, Viktorija Domarkaite, Andres Hallik, Margarita Teeääre, EAA Jewellery and Blacksmithing department.

The exhibition was made possible with the support of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

HOP gallery exhibitions are supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Engraving on glass in present-day Europe is diversified and multifaceted connecting both tradition and innovation. The touring exhibition „GRAVUR ON TOUR“ has been frequented and admired by numerous visitors in all the countries it has been presented so far. The 31 participants come from ten European countries. From Estonia Eeva Käsper, Mare Saare and Tiina Sarapu are participating. The initial idea for the touring exhibition comes from the English engraver Katharine Coleman. In the autumn of 2014 the plan started to materialise during a working session in Bavarian Frauenau. It was determined, which countries will be included in exhibiting: in May 2015 „Gravur on Tour“ will start in Stourbridge, where it will be part of the British Glass Biennial, going afterwards to Belgium (Glazenhuis Museum, Lommel), the Netherlands (Galerie De Avanturijn, Epe), Germany (Glasmuseum, Rheinbach), Czech Republic (Glass Museum, Kamenický Šenov), Estonia (National Library, Tallinn), Finland (Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki). The final stop will be Glasmuseum Frauenau in Germany, the starting point, where a symposium will also be held in September 2016.The three key persons are Katharine Coleman, Norbert Kalthoff and Wilhelm Vernim, assisted by Jeroen Maes (Belgium), Jakobine von Dömming and Hein van der Water (the Netherlands), Jaroslava Votrubová ja Helena Braunová (Czech Republic), Mare Saare (Estonia), Uta Laurén (Finland), Karin Rühl (Germany).In Tallinn four Estonian glass artists are also represented by their engraved works: Pilvi Ojamaa, Eve Koha, Peeter Rudaš and Riho Hütt. Engravings by several students – from Estonia, Ireland, Germany and Japan – enrich the overall impression with a certain boldness and freedom of expression, both from the artistic and innovative point of view of the younger artist generation. The latter have been invited to Tallinn by the initiative of the Estonian Academy of Art. The design of the exhibition in Tallinn is by Tiina Sarapu.The aim of the touring exhibition is to introduce more widely engraving on glass, one of the oldest and also most demanding, at the same time maybe less known, glass techniques in contemporary glass art.

This year during the “Melting point” fair in Valencia on April 22-24 th Estonian Academy of Arts is presenting its curated exhibition “CATHEXIS”,which will take place in the entrance of Escuela superior de Arte y Diseño de Valencia.

The exhibition is presenting jewellery and blacksmithing department students’ works created during recent years of studies and projects carried out in academy. The exhibited pieces are conceptual side of jewelry reflecting the spirit and character of the department. Works vary in their size and material – aluminium, charcoal, mammoth bone, intestine. Exhibition curators: Maria Garcia Castillejo, Federica Cogliandro, Viktorija Domarkaite, Katrin Kosenkranius, Hannes Tõnuri.

Exhibition participants : Maria Garcia Castillejo, Federica Cogliandro, Miikael Danieljants, Viktorija Domarkaite, Sofia Hallik, Elis Ilves, Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav, Annika Kedelauk, Kairin Koovit, Katrin Kosenkranius, Triin Kukk, Helen Kristi Loo, Liina Lõõbas, Eilve Manglus, Merlin Meremaa, Indrek Mesi, Erle Nemvalts, Hans-Otto Ojaste, Anneli Oppar, Darja Popolitova, Hannes Tõnuri, Hanna-Maria Vanaküla, Agnes Veski, Edgar Volkov.