Artists · Printmaking and mezzotint
Tomoe Yokoi
Japan · Born in 1942
Artist profile
Biography and career
Japanese printmaker celebrated for mezzotints of extraordinary precision and contemplative atmosphere.
Printmaking
Style, subjects and techniques
Everyday objects and natural elements gain a powerful presence through her treatment of shadows and subtle gradations of grey.
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.