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.

Biography

Vint was born in

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. 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

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, and by comparative analysis of

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from different cultures.''Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14'', p. 615. Tallinn 2000. . (In Estonian.) Vint's frequent use of bold lines and sharp contrast has drawn comparisons to the work of

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References

Literature

* ''Tõnis Vint and His Aesthetic Universe''. KUMU, 2012.

External links

The Labyrinth and Paths of Eternal Return: the joint exhibition by Tõnis Vint and KiwaTõnis Vint and His Aesthetic UniverseSymmetrical Worlds – Mirrored Symmetries.
1942 births 2019 deaths Estonian graphic artists 20th-century Estonian male artists 20th-century Estonian artists 21st-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian artists Artists from Tallinn Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class {{Estonia-artist-stub