Tõnis Vint

Estonian graphic artist (1942–2019)

Tõnis Vint (22 April 1942 – 22 June 2019^[1]) was an Estonian graphic artist, considered by some to have been one of the most important artists of the 1960s to 1980s in Estonia.^[2]

Biography

Vint was born in Tallinn. His exhibition in the city's art museum, KUMU, continued to September 9, 2012. Alongside it, KUMU published a book, Tõnis Vint and his aesthetic universe.^[3]

Vint was influenced by the art of China and Japan, by psychoanalysis, and by comparative analysis of ornaments from different cultures.^[4] Vint's frequent use of bold lines and sharp contrast has drawn comparisons to the work of Aubrey Beardsley.

References

^ Suri kunstnik Tõnis Vint Postimees, 22. June 2019
^ Uimonen, Anu (14 August 2012). "Mestari kohtasi uuden polven". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. C 1.
^ KUMU. Accessdate 28 Aug 2012.
^ Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14, p. 615. Tallinn 2000. ISBN 9985-70-064-3. (In Estonian.)

Literature

Tõnis Vint and His Aesthetic Universe. KUMU, 2012. ISBN 978-9949-485-09-3

External links

The Labyrinth and Paths of Eternal Return: the joint exhibition by Tõnis Vint and Kiwa
Tõnis Vint and His Aesthetic Universe
Symmetrical Worlds – Mirrored Symmetries.