Tuoreimmat uutiset

“Maria Jotuni” (1880-1943) Maria Jotunin tie, Helsinki, Finland 2023, artist Maaria Jokimies @maariajokimies, 17 m x 10 m, façade paint on concrete. We were commissioned to create a portrait of Maria Jotuni. A well-known Finnish playwright and writer who’s sharp and humorous depiction of people, love, marriage and power structures of genders caused controversy that resonated all the way up into the Finnish parliament in the beginning of 20th century. We decided to propose the project to Maaria Jokimies. In her previous artistic practise, Jokimies has been exploring the life of her own generation and friends, by intertwining everyday experiences like happiness and carelessness with anxiety stemming from the unsustainability of the privileged 21st century young adults. Jokimies started the project by investigating Jotuni’s life, writings, work methods and the few existing photographs. She decided to focus on Jotuni in her early career, when they were roughly the same age. With a friend as a model, they started to work on the pose and settled on relaxed young writer emanating defiance and self-confidence. Jokimies decided to paint the face in a strong shadow to illustrate the controversies that surrounded Jotuni’s work during her career. The colours Jokimies picked from the surrounding buildings and area. The artwork is the first large scale painting and the first public artwork from Jokimies. An accolade to a significant writer from a different time and different world, over 140 years after her birth. Maaria Jokimies (b. 1992) is a visual artist living and working in Helsinki Finland. Jokimies received her Master of Fine Arts from Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2022. 📸 @ilkkavuorinen, 6-8 @januszian and Daniel Nyblin 1907 @museovirasto #upeart #art #maariajokimies #helsinki #mariajotuni #seinämaalaus #painting #publicart #installation #taide #julkinentaide #artist #loveart #taidekuva #artinthestreets #finland #visitfinland #artlover #artofinstagram #urbancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #urbanart #artsy #artshub

“Ratavarren aarre” -teos syntyi taitelija Tatu Tuomisen tekemän työn tuloksena, mutta kuten julkinen taide yleensä, teoksen toteutuminen vaati monen tahon yhteistyötä. Rakennuttajalla, arkkitehdeilla, rakentajalla ja materiaalivalmistajilla sekä taiteilijalla ja taidekoordinaattorilla on kaikilla oma roolinsa onnistuneessa lopputuloksessa.

“Ratavarren aarre” (Trackside Treasure) Jaksonkatu, Lahti, Finland 2022, artist Tatu Tuominen @tatu_tuominen, five-part, various size, etching on concrete. While planning the artwork, Tuominen got excited about Finnish railway history and its significance for the site in question. The first railways were built in Finland at the end of the 19th century. Not only people and goods travelled along the tracks, but they were highways of information and cultural exchange – and the station buildings themselves were the cultural centres of the community. In fact, city of Lahti was born due to the construction of the railways. While visiting the archives of the Finnish Railway Museum @rautatiemuseo, Tuominen found a beautiful architectural watercolour drawing of the now lost, second railway station of Lahti. Designed by architect Knut Nylander, the station was built in the 1870's. This picture was the source for the artwork, as Tuominen sampled fragments from it, that were subsequently photomechanically etched onto the surface of the concrete elements in the moulding process. These images are located around the housing block in realistic size and offer a rare glimpse into the city’s history for the building’s residents and passersby. Tatu Tuominen (1975) multidisciplinary artist living and working in Helsinki Finland. Tuominen received his Masters from Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2006 and has since held various exhibitions from Helsinki to Berlin and Shanghai. Besides his artistic work, Tuominen works as a lecturer of printmaking at the Art University’s Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki. In his artistic work, Tuominen often explores different realities, different times, and different places that he then interleaves as his own representations of existence. “Ratavarren aarre” is a natural continuum into this approach and his previous artistic work. Clients @lahdentalot and @ta_kodissa Architects @arkkitehtipalvelu Construction @varteyhtiot and @yitsuomi 📸 @ilkkavuorinen #upeart #lahdentalot #takodissa #tatutuominen #rautatiemuseo #julkinentaide #publicart #lahti #lahdenkaupunki #ratavarrentarina #ratavarrenaarre #prosenttitaide #art #taide

Valokuvataiteilija Anni Kinnusen @kinnunenanni julkinen taideteos ”Sarastus” valmistuu kesällä Espoon Karakallion taidealueelle @karakalliocreative. Teos koostuu julkisivulevylle painetusta kasviaiheisesta valokuvateoksesta ja ääni-installaatiosta. Sarastuksen ilmavasti esitetty aihe ja ääniosuus luo tulkinnan luonnon ja ihmisen vuorovaikutuksesta, eräänlaisen vaihtoehtoisen luontokokemuksen. Teoshaku järjestettiin kaksivaiheisena portfoliohaun ja rinnakkaisen luonnostilauksen yhdistelmänä. Portfoliohakuun otti osaa 91 taiteilijaa, josta luonnosvaiheeseen kutsuttiin Kinnusen lisäksi kuvanveistäjä Man Yau @manyau_helsinki ja kuvataiteilija Markku Arantila. Tiedote on luettavissa kokonaisuudessaan osoitteessa www.mynewsdesk.com/fi/upeart/latest_news Hanketta tukee @taikegram #upeart #julkinentaide #karakalliocreative #annikinnunen #valokuvataide #espoonasunnot #espoo #karakallio #publicart #publicartwork #taide #taike #artinthestreets #urbanart #urbaanitaide #taidekuva #loveart #urbancontemporaryart #contemporatyart #installation

“Käännekohta” (“Turning Point”), Oulu Finland 2022, artist Eloise Gillow, 22,7 m x 11,4 m, façade paint on concrete. Eloise Gillow @eloisegillow is a visual artist from the U.K. She has studied classical painting in Barcelona Academy of Art and works on canvases and murals in public space, bringing attention to our connection to each other and the natural world. The project was part of the official Oulu European Capital of Culture in 2026 program @oulu2026official. Rajakylä was chosen as the location for the artwork through a vote by the residents of Oulu @cityofoulu and Eloise Gillow was selected as the artist through an open call that attracted 530 applications from 64 countries. Gillow spent the August of 2022 living in Rajakylä, meeting with the residents and hearing their experiences of the area. She observed that the neighbourhood is in a moment of transition. Instead of treading the same habitual paths, the residents of Rajakylä are actively turning around and choosing a new path forward for the whole area, leaving behind its old reputation. This action is driven by their strong sense of community and connection to the surrounding nature since the neighbourhood sits between forests, streams and the sea and is interwoven with trees throughout. “The birch tree, the Finnish national tree, is particularly present in Rajakylä. Being the first to grow leaves in the spring, it symbolizes new beginnings, cleansing and light in traditional Finnish mythology. As individuals, as a neighbourhood, and as a society, again and again, we have the choice to choose the path we take and sometimes we encounter a turning point”. The artwork has been transferred to Oulu Museum of Art public art collection @oulunluuppi. 📷 Mika Friman for the Oulu Museum of Art, Juha Niemelä for Oulu2026 Culture Foundation and Eloise Gillow #upeart #art #eloisegillow #oulu2026 #oulu #rajakylä #ouluartmuseum #muralart #mural #publicart #installation #muraali #taide #julkinentaide #artist #loveart #taidekuva #artinthestreets #finland #visitfinland #artlover #artofinstagram #urbancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #urbanart #artsy #artshub

“Ylös, alas ja ympäri” (Up, Down and Around) Joensuu Finland 2022, artist Tuomas Korkalo, 12,30 m x 12,60 m, façade paint, aluminium composite plates with industrial grade coating. Tuomas Korkalo @tuomas_korkalo is a visual artist living and working in Rovaniemi Lapland. Besides working as a visual artist, Korkalo has curated exhibitions and held various positions of responsibility in Finnish art organizations. In 2021 he was awarded by the Lapland’s art committee for his prevalent and extensive work in field of arts. Working primarily with watercolours on canvas, Korkalo has since expanded his field of work to environmental art and into the built environment. In his latest abstract works, Korkalo displays his interest in early 1900’s Bahaus and Russian avant-garde movements. Korkalo himself says that as an artist, he takes huge responsibility about the artwork he is creating into public space. “Usually, I create my artwork and leave. The artwork is then left to the residents to live with for years or even decades to come. When creating murals, I want to create artworks that fit well into the architecture. Artworks that give added value to the surroundings and can stand the test of time”. In the recent years, we have created several artworks near the centre of Joensuu. The outdoor gallery’s latest additions from @tuomas_korkalo and @lauratimantti are accompanied by previous works from @prochrobert (RIP), @telmomiel, @nataliarakart, @inoexpo, @sprayithero, @hupsisukkonen, @badseeds_osek, @deostmf and @charlesliquor 📸 @mvsalmi #upeart #art #tuomaskorkalo #joensuu #joensuunelli #joensuunellit #installaatio #publicart #installation #sculpture #taide #julkinentaide #artist #loveart #taidekuva #artinthestreets #finland #visitfinland #artlover #artofinstagram #urbancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #urbanart #artsy #artshub

Unnamed, Espoo Finland 2022, artist Antti Nordin, 18 m x 1,6 m x 0,4 m, stainless steel, industrial grade coating. Antti Nordin @anttinordin held his first solo exhibition in 1984 and was a board member at Association of Finnish Sculptors between 1987 and 1988. Nordin has several artworks in public and private collections, and he has created several large-scale public installations around Finland. Nordin is a multidisciplinary artist working in various fields of art including sculpture, painting, music, and song writing. He has 40 years of experience in visual arts and 15 years of experience in workshops for children and young people in visual arts and music. In sculpting mainly working with stone, steel, and bronze, Nordin’s abstract work can be described as fun and inviting to touch. By exploring the relation of negative and positive space, Nordin creates a dialogue between the two and the negative’s purpose comes prominent in the confinement of the positive. Nordin’s latest public artwork in Espoo continues his fun and playful sculptural approach seen in his “Kaupunki liikkuu” (Moving City) installation in Imatra. The artwork has a function as a barrier on the property line, but at the same time it’s a splash of color that invites to touch, to sit on it and interact with it. 📷 @ilkkavuorinen #upeart #art #anttinordin #espoo #espoonasunnot #installaatio #publicart #installation #sculpture #veistos #taide #julkinentaide #artist #loveart #taidekuva #artinthestreets #finland #visitfinland #artlover #artofinstagram #urbancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #urbanart #artsy #artshub

“Lumpeet 1 and 2” (“Water Lilies”), Turku Finland 2022, artist Santeri Tuori, 3,1 m x 9,5 m and 2,2 m, printed façade glass, video controlled led mesh and powder coated steel. Santeri Tuori @santerituori received his Master of Law in 1999, but quickly decided to pursue his passion in arts and received his Master of Arts in 2003. Mainly working with still photography and video, Tuori’s work is often described as elegant and captivating to the senses. Tuori is fascinated with the passage of time and introduces it to his art by repeatedly photographing the same location from the same position during several seasons and years. Layering the images one on top of one another, Tuori creates own unique compositions of "time being”. With his latest public work “Lumpeet 1 and 2”, Tuori continues this by creating a multi-layered work that also blurs the traditional line between still image and video. The observer can see the surface of the water and the plants, reflections of the surroundings and the sky, but by focusing deeper into the artwork, new worlds start to appear. Movement of the water and the plants become prominent and feel like small raindrops on the surface, or mysterious life beneath it, creating a mesmerizing and soothing experience that you could watch for hours. Designed by SIGGE-architects, the building “Tyyssija” won an architecture contest in 2017 with its Innovative and unique architecture. ⏩ Swipe for video 📷 Santeri Tuori #upeart #art #santerituori #tys #tyyssija #installaatio #publicart #installation #artphotography #taide #julkinentaide #artist #loveart #taidekuva #siggearchitects #artinthestreets #finland #visitfinland #artlover #artofinstagram #urbancontemporaryart #conte mporaryart #urbanart #artsy #artshub

Open call to all professional artists! City of Oulu partnered with 32 municipalities from Northern Finland and successfully bid for the title of European Capital of Culture 2026. We are collaborating with @oulu2026official by creating a mural-series into the region between 2022 and 2026. The open call searches for an artist to realize a unique mural in 2022. The selected artist will be invited to the city of Oulu this August for realization the mural and awarded 12 000 €. Artists can apply by entering the requested information into the participation form found at upeart.com/oulu2026. Link is in the bio 👉 📸 @andrewhem - Oulu 2018 - @hannuuusitalo #opencall #mural #muralart #upeart #oulu2026 #publicart #finland #visitfinland #oulucapitalofculture2026 #art

We are creating a four-mural series by Finland’s leading classic names in colourist Concretism Jorma Hautala. Hautala who celebrated his 80th birthday in January, carries on the tradition of the Bauhaus and Russian Concretism in his art. The artworks realized on the buildings located in Järvenpää at Wärtsilänkatu16–22, celebrate the city’s 70th birthday and when finished, will be added in to the Järvenpää City Museum’s public art collection. The artworks are north facing ”Forte” and ”Crescendo” completed for this year and south facing Rubato” and ”Staccato” that will be completed next year. The names are a direct reference to the city’s musical history and visual clang of the artworks. Hautala himself hopes, the series would be the musical city’s visual reverberation of colour. The artworks are realized by artists Heidi Katajamäki @heidikatajamaki, Aku Aalto @akuaalto, Aleksi Liimatainen and Ilkka Iijalainen @ilkkaii. In collaboration with @cityofjarvenpaa @jarvenpaantaidemuseo @kallioinenrent @ilvesmaalit. 📷 @ilkkavuorinen. #upeart #jormahautala #colouristconretism #art #järvenpää #publicart #mural #finland #abstractart #heidikatajamäki #akuaalto #ilkkaiijalainen #aleksiliimatainen

We are updating our website and its a good time visit some of our past projects. Beginning of 2020 we launched a Kortteli2 (Block2). New concept that explores the desolation of city centers in Finland. A major challenge driven by two key factors. While consumer purchasing behaviour is moving online, major retailers keep building new malls around Finland, making desertion from urban city centers even more dramatic. Will culture, arts and events have bigger role in future city planning? Kortteli2 Hämeenlinna, from March to November 2020 over 30 000 visitors regardless of Covid-19. Great turnout in a city with only 68 000 habitants. "Äiti kielsi, mut ei me kuunneltu" (Mom said no, but we didnt listen) @markus_wow123_genesius @hupsisukkonen @jani_hanninen_art @j.pkoykka @akuaalto @konstaojalakonstaojala @kimso_artist @marinazumi @mpaakkonen 📷 @ilkkavuorinen #kortteli2 #hämeenlinna #art #artexhibition #publicart #graffiti #taide #taidenäyttely #upeart #installation #installationart #julkinentaide

"Common Denominator” Lotta Hänninen @lotta__hanninen 2020, 30 x 5 meters, concrete tiles and metal fence, Riiantie 1-4 Kauklahti Espoo. Client Espoon Asunnot @espoonasunnot⁣ ⁣ ➡️ swipe for video⁣ ⁣ Lotta Hänninen’s artwork consists of colourful concrete tiles laid in geometrical formations. The reappearing colourful grid runs through the organic shapes, while the artworks overall color scheme and rhythm blend into the surroundings.⁣ ⁣ The name “Common Denominator” is a reference to the grid running through the artwork and the artworks position at the edge of the parking area. Mundane places, like this parking area, are often overlooked and not considered as important meeting spaces for the residents of the surrounding area and passersby.⁣ ⁣ 📷 @ilkkavuorinen⁣ ⁣ #upeart #upeart2020 #lottahänninen #publicart #installation #espoonasunnot #urbancontemporaryart #espoo #julkinentaide #taidesuomessa #contemporaryart #Finland #visitfinland