Title: Task: 1.2.1 Reproduction
Course: Art and creative expression 1 cp (VIERKO TP1) > Section: 1. Recognising the importance of cultures and art for wellbeing

Reproduction

The Finnish National Gallery and the National Inventory of Living Cultural Heritage preserve our cultural heritage. Cultural heritage consists of tangible or intangible things or practices inherited from the past. It includes literature, art, monuments, skills, and stories (Finnish National Agency for Education). The National Gallery comprises collections from the Ateneum Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, and the Sinebrychoff Art Museum.

You can explore the works in the collections using the National Gallery’s artwork search.

Instructions for the task


Create a reproduction or imitation of an artwork

Explore the National Gallery’s collection through this link . The homepage will display the collection of artworks.

Browse the artworks and choose one that interests you.

Create a reproduction of the artwork. (For tips on reproductions, you can check out the Instagram page Karanteenitaidetta or the Yle article Underwear turned into a Renaissance cap ).

Study the poses and expressions of the people in the artwork and think about how you could replicate them.

Use materials you find as props. In this task, trash can be treasure! Utilize twigs, cones, toilet paper, cardboard, wool yarn, old clothes – anything!

Take a photo of your artwork.

Mention which artwork you used as the basis for your work and include a picture of it in your response.

Task-specific guidance on the use of AI

- In this task, you can use AI to search for information. However, you should also check the links in the help text. Do the task without the AI, using your own personal expression.

This is how you return the task:

To return the assignment, click on the Add submission -button below.

Return online text: type your answer in the text box. Click the Save Changes button to confirm your text.

Return pictures: Select files from OneDrive, PC or mobile device. To confirm sending the files, press the Save Changes button.

Image file recovery types: JPEG, TIFF or PNG.

The maximum length of a text response is 200 words.

- The task will be assessed numerically, on a scale of 1 to 5.