Jaakko Uljas ^{Emerging artist}

Artist is based in: Finland

Jaakko Uljas (b. 1999) works mainly with painting and installation. In his works, imagery collected from the internet, art history and personal experience is combined with everyday and industrial materials. Images shift from one context to another, forming new connections. Uljas is interested in how images produce and direct desire and belief, and how meanings take shape in the continuous circulation of images. Uljas is currently completing his MFA studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. He has also studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU) and University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK). His work has been presented in exhibitions in Finland and internationally.