In contemporary art, it is easy to work with someone else’s material legally or illegally thanks to the wide digital networks, but the creative process remains an individual quest. The starting point for this thesis was to study how appropriation is applied in contempor...

This thesis is intended to go over the compact history of motion captures development. Motion capture is a rapidly developing technology in the animation world and is constantly evolving, meaning that there is a lot of history to cover and that it is constantly updating...

The purpose of this Bachelors’ thesis was to describe the method of calculating the reinforcement in the narrow vertical parts along the openings in the precast concrete wall structures and to create standardized reinforcement tables and graphs. Sometimes design procedu...

The aim of this essay is to create a methodology for an art project that will help me understand to a greater degree the concept of discipline. This is done through the study of choreographed group fitness classes with music. I consider this to be relevant because these...

The purpose of this study is to analyse how English Premier League clubs are sustainable, profitable and correlate the elements that are most contributable to those factors. Research questions that were investigated included analysing revenue streams and looking at the ...

This paper evaluates the current state of literary tourism in Rovaniemi, along with examining literary heritage and literary tourism assets in the destination. The evaluation was implemented based on a series of seven economic indicators: SME activity within the literar...

In the written part of the thesis I discuss and analyse my research material on the subject of childhood, specifically through its psychological context, its history as a motif in art, and its relevance to contemporary art. I examine the works of the following artists: ...

Due to the rise of technology, letterpress usage for commercial purposes has declined, which has provided new opportunities for artists and other cultural practitioners as a new instrument with which to make artworks. Some artists are attracted by the letterpress: its s...

Löytöretki omaan ilmaisuun on opinnäytetyö, jossa käsitellään henkilökohtaista suhdetta kuvataiteeseen ja taiteellista työskentelyä. Opinnäytetyössä käydään läpi kirjoittajan omaa historiaa materiaalisen taiteen tekemisen ja digitaalisten ohjelmistojen parissa. Lisäksi ...

This research focuses on finding and analyzing the different effects which critical thinking has on creativity in comparison to self-criticism. My main research question is how does mere criticism differ from critical thinking? The reason I ask this question is the simp...