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effect or creativity. ened their own mode of expression
Simultaneously and on several by means of an independent project.
This year eight final works will be
levels we both dealt with matters from finalized from workshops in vari-
the past and we dreamed about the ous areas of art; digital art, drawing,
future. Like in playing, everything painting, 3d, game design, cartoons,
is possible in art and design. This illustration and photography.
capacity is there all the time, both
in the making and in the teaching of In addition to the artistic work
visual arts and design. It’s also a very proper, the working portfolio of each
important skill in future working life pupil, who has made his/her final
when you children and youngsters work, was also on show, permitting
are adult. There is a need for fantasy the visitors to acquaint themselves
and dreams, for creating different, not with the birth process of the work,
yet existing realities. We don’t exactly with the sources of inspiration and
know what the world will look like with the ideas of the creator.
in the future, but you children and
youngsters will contribute to making The multi-talented artist Hannu
the future world a happier and better Väisänen has said that if the vocation
place to live together in a commu- is strong, you should follow it. Talent
nity, in the midst of differences and will come along eventually. How-
diversities. ever, talent is just an additional drop
improving taste, but the greatest part
Education in visual arts and is everything else; exercise, work and
design exercises the capacity to work experience. In the art school it was
simultaneously in the midst of several hammered into our heads that you
concepts of time. Working with visual should concentrate on one genre only.
arts and design implies coping with There is so much love and passion in
uncertainties and processes, where everything I do that concentrating on
there is a beginning and an end. Some one thing only would feel like self-
artists and designers can cultivate the amputation. Life is about experiment-
same theme all their lives, returning ing with all sorts of things. We must
to the same interesting themes, always not fear failure.
from new angles and in different man-
ners at different stages of their lives. We don’t know what tomorrow’s
Everything impacts on everything. world will look like and what chal-
lenges design and art will meet, but
Going in for these matters also we can be confident that the northern
exercises the capacity to cope with value basis and cultural heritage will
incompleteness and to seize the op- guarantee that tomorrow’s solutions
portunity. Creating together, working will be based on common creation,
as member of a group, improves the common working and the common
sense of community, participation, good. Development requires all kinds
permissiveness, empathy and care. It of efforts and courage. I firmly believe
strengthens confidence and reduces that the Espoo School of Art, that will
loneliness. become 40 years of age on 21 May
2019, will remain in the future an
The exposition ”About Time” even stronger source of pride, both
last spring presented childrens’ and here in Espoo, as well as on national
youngsters’ views of time by means and international level.
of art. In the education of the Espoo
School of Art during the school year I cordially welcome our new
2017–2018 we have concentrated on assistant principal, Anu Hietala, who
observing and picturing how time started with us on 1 March 2018. Our
appears in peoples’ lives, in nature, in long time, full time teacher Eeva-
history of art and in culture. Liisa Seinälä will retire and become a
free artist. I want to thank Eeva-Liisa
The exposition presented for for all these fine years of work and
example time meters, time machines, I wish you all the best and an inspi-
portraits of people of different age, rational life as artist. My heart-felt
figurative time trips to the past and thanks also to the entire staff for a
to the future, as well as many other school year filled with action-packed
ways of dealing with time in draw- study plans, expositions and various
ings, paintings, photographs, ceramics inspiring projects.
and by using other three-dimensional
technologies. Thanks to the school board and
all other interest groups for you valu-
In the exposition 16 pupils, who able contributions.
had made their final work within the
framework of an advanced art course, Have a relaxing summer full of expe-
presented their works. In the course riences!
of the school year they had deep-
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