Artists · Printmaking and mezzotint
Jukka Vänttinen
Finland · Contemporary Finnish artist
Artist profile
Biography and career
Finnish printmaker associated with mezzotint and visually concentrated imagery.
Printmaking
Style, subjects and techniques
The contrast between dark surfaces and delicate highlights characterizes his approach to printmaking.
Artistic context
The mezzotint technique
Mezzotint is an intaglio printmaking technique capable of producing deep blacks and smooth gradations of light. The surface of a metal plate is worked to create different tonal values. Each artist’s relationship to the technique must be assessed individually.
To learn more about the tools and methods involved, visit the sections on the history and the mezzotint process.