University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
About this portal
The Faculty of Fine Arts at UiA aims to display the wide range of our artistic research work and highlight our unique profile - where we include both artistic performance, educational and academic ways of working without regarding them as rigidly divided.
We invite our staff to show and publish artistic research in the broadest sense, with an emphasis on using modalities other than text to show the work. The faculty uses Research in the Arts as an overarching term for the design and aim of multimodal publication through RC, and we will draw on the traditions of both Artistic Research and Arts Based Research.
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Astrid Marie Lund Gilje url:
https://www.uia.no/om-uia/fakultet/kunstfag/
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Reviewed and published doctoral dissertations.
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Master thesis from 2023 to date.
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Recent Activities
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The Hybrid Performance. Exploring the realm between DJ- and Live-sets
(2024)
author(s): Brita Urstad Toft
published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
A Master Project in Artistic Research at University of Agder. Through artistic practice and reflection, I discuss my experience of developing as a performer and DJ. I look at three different performances; a live show for Klubb Kosmos, one for the Master Concert and finally a hybrid set at the Cornerteateret. I highlight non-male pioneers and perspectives from the history of club music and music production. The research project provides insight into my artistic practice and reflections on how the development of a hybrid performance can unfold.
Masterprosjekt i kunstnerisk utviklingsarbeid ved Universitetet i Agder. Gjennom kunstnerisk praksis og refleksjon diskuterer jeg min erfaring og utvikling som utøver og DJ. Jeg viser til tre forskjellige opptredener; et liveshow for Klubb Kosmos, ett for Masterkonserten og til slutt et hybridsett på Cornerteateret. Jeg trekker frem ikke-mannlige pionerer og perspektiver fra klubbmusikken og musikkproduksjonens historie. Forskningsprosjektet gir innsikt i min kunstneriske praksis og refleksjoner rundt hvordan utviklingen av en hybrid performance kan utfolde seg.
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Shamisen som kompositorisk ankerpunkt
(2023)
author(s): Olav Hanem
published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
Denne oppgaven utgjør en del et mitt kunstneriske utviklingsarbeid og fokuseres mot min rolle som komponist, der mine egne originale verk er objektet for utforskning. Hovedformålet med oppgaven er å undersøke innvirkningen japansk tradisjonsmusikk kan ha på min signatur som komponist. For å avgrense oppgaven ytterligere er det japanske musikkinstrumentet shamisen i fokus.
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How can elements of raga music influence a signature sound?
(2023)
author(s): Harsha Jerome Senaviratne
published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
This master's thesis is on incorporating elements of traditional music, specifically Raga Bhairav and Bhairavi, into contemporary music production. The thesis investigates how these elements can enhance the signature sound of modern compositions and impact the composer's artistic expression. The research questions explore the advantages and challenges of integrating traditional music elements into modern compositions and advocating cultural exchange and understanding. The thesis will use artistic development work, which combines artistic endeavors and scholarly research, as its method. The aim is to ensure the highest quality of artistic practice, meeting the same quality standards and academic achievements as other scientific activities. This study will provide insight into the potential impact of raga scales on modern compositions and contribute to the ongoing discourse on incorporating traditional music into contemporary music production.
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CELIUM "The aesthetic of electronic dance music in a band setting "
(2023)
author(s): Michal Jerzy Nietyksza
published in: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
Michal Nietyksza's Artistic Research Dissertation (Master)
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Armenian Fingerprints
(2019)
author(s): Mariam Kharatyan
connected to: University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts
published in: Norwegian Artistic Research Programme
"Armenian Fingerprints - interpreting the piano music of Komitas and Khachaturian in light of Armenian folk music" is an artistic research project by pianist Mariam Kharatyan, at the University of Agder and the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme, during 2015-2019.
Mariam Kharatyan is an Armenian classical pianist. Throughout this project she has been focused on the interpretation of classical piano music from the performer's perspective, aimed to find her own way of interpreting several major piano compositions written by the Armenian composers Komitas (1869-1935) and Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). Approaching the interpretation strongly inspired from Armenian folk music, she has explored in-depth the impact of the interplay between classical and folk music in her playing, and what interpretational possibilities might emerge in piano works of Komitas and Khachaturian when listening to Armenian folk music and responding to it through musical expression in classical pianism. This exposition is the reflection of the project, on artistic processes, choices, and results.