Tõnis Vint
Tõnis Vint (22 April 1942 – 22 June 2019) was an Estonian graphic artist, considered by some to have been one of the most important artists of the 1960s to 1980s in Estonia.
Tõnis Vint
- Born
- 1942 · Tallinn.
- Died
- 2019 · Tallinn.
- Nationality
- Estonia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- painter · graphic designer · artist · writer
- Education
- Estonian Academy of Arts
- Honours
- Order of the White Star and 4th Class · Merited Artist of Estonian SSR
- Languages
- Estonian
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Tõnis Vint (22 April 1942 – 22 June 2019) was an Estonian graphic artist, considered by some to have been one of the most important artists of the 1960s to 1980s in Estonia.
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Tõnis Vint studied at Estonian Academy of Arts. The recorded working language is Estonian. Work by Tõnis Vint is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 4th Class and Merited Artist of Estonian SSR.
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. Vint was influenced by the art of China and Japan, by psychoanalysis, and by comparative analysis of ornaments from different cultures. Vint's frequent use of bold lines and sharp contrast has drawn comparisons to the work of Aubrey Beardsley.
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• Tõnis Vint and His Aesthetic Universe. KUMU, 2012.
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