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242 results for News, Art and Creative Practices

Everyday choices: What are arts teachers needed for, Marja Rastas?

The world contains a void in art education, says Lecturer of Visual Arts Pedagogy.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Marja Rastas istumassa pöydällä työpajassa, taustalla näkyy hyllykkö sekä kipsipatsaita.

An interview with designer Naoto Fukasawa

A world-famous designer and a member of MUJI’s advisory Board, Naoto Fukasawa, gave a lecture about 'Design as the Integrity of Things' on his visit ɫɫÀ² University.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Naoto Fukasawa at Aalto University

School of Business building staircase invited art competition

New artwork will be located in the newest building on campus.
Campus, University
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Kauppakorkeakoulun kierreportaat Kuva: Roope Kiviranta / Aalto-yliopisto

Where is the water?

Only a fraction of the water on Earth is drinkable, so we need ways to use it smartly.
Research & Art
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Where is the water?

How can we eat less water?

Most of the water we consume is hidden in food production, so we need to carefully choose what we put on our plates. 
Research & Art
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Leading European non-formal science education institutions gather ɫɫÀ²

Aalto University hosts an international co-design workshop on 18-19 March. As an output a crowdsourced map tool will be presented.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Photo: Florian Voggender

A visual artist wielding more than a hammer

Aalto University’s fifth Artist in Residence Matthew C. Wilson explores the entangled nature of ideas.
Research & Art, University
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Aalto artist-in-residence Matthew Wilson

Quantum Wheel brings world-class game makers and quantum physicists together

From 15th until 17th February 2019 the Helsinki SkyWheel and Allas Sea Pool are the base for the 5th Quantum Game Jam; an intensive weekend during which game makers and physicists get together with the aim of creating games that harness the nature of quantum mechanics.
Research & Art
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Quantum Wheel

Public art sparks our imagination

Aalto University is the first university in Finland to commit to the principle of the art percent.
Campus, University
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Kreutzstrasse by Gloria Lauterbach. Image: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto University

Finnish fashion showcase event, Fashion in Helsinki, receives state export subsidy

Event among five cultural export projects funded by Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture.
Research & Art
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Näytös18 Design: Fanni Lyytikäinen Kuva: Mikko Raskinen

Making sense of a being

For Professor Harri Laakso, a photograph is much more than what the eyes can see on a wall or on a screen.
Research & Art
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Harri Laakso

Making computer-generated images look just right

Machine learning imperfections in materials
Research & Art
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Smart Art - Machine learning imperfections in materials

Rewiring art education

Käsityökoulu Robotti is an extra-curricular school for kids that is as much about having fun bending circuits as about learning by breaking boundaries.
Research & Art
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Smart Art - Finland's Art and Craft School Robotti

Fragile Water exhibition highlights vulnerability of water resources

Water resources are limited and vulnerable in many places in the world. Design students and water researchers joined forces to visualise sustainable water solutions in the Fragile Water exhibition.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Chiao-Wen Hsu: Eaten Water Photo Anne Kinnunen

Quantum Garden uses sculpture to get the public to train AI

The sculpture gathers data sequences to help solve a quantum computing problem.
Research & Art
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Smart Art - Quantum Garden

AI’s story won’t be complete without art

Aalto’s Kasperi Mäki-Reinikka wants art and technology to collide and make something new
Research & Art
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Smart Art - AI needs art

Photos from the last Xmas Demo Day

Collection of photos from the last Demo Day organized on the 5th of December 2018 at the Maker Space, Learning Centre of Aalto University.
Research & Art, Studies
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John Lee Xmas Demo Day installation

Is artificial intelligence capable of love? 

Love simulation  EVE  studies the relationship between a human who wants to be loved and a loving AI.  
Research & Art
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Smart Art - Is AI capable of love?

Mixing art and artificial intelligence

Artists have for long been quick to experiment, use and misuse new technologies--but does AI mean the end of human-made art?
Research & Art
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Smart Art - Mixing art and AI

Introducing Bassam El Baroni, Assistant Professor in Curating and Mediating Art

Bassam came ɫɫÀ² in May 2018 from the Dutch Art Institute MA program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Appointments, Research & Art, University
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Bassam-El-Baroni-photo-by-Lucas-Millheim