Antti Tanttu 12.1. - 3.2. 2008

Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)

Antti Tanttu (b. 1963), Professor of Printmaking at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, is known for his woodcuts. Tanttu works by engraving an image onto wood, which he then prints onto Japanese paper and glues onto painted or gold-leafed sheets of MDF. His earlier works have tended to balance on the boundary between the abstract and the figurative. In the new works, the figures are given increased prominence. In essence, Tanttu’s works deal with the expression of private or shared experiences of existence. In 2006, Tanttu was recognised with the Kalevala Society’s inaugural Akseli Gallen-Kallela award.

 

The Startling One, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 110 x 94 cm	Portrait of a Dream, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 150 x 150 cm
Conjunction, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 150 x 170 cm	Sleepless, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 110 x 94 cm
The Waiting Ones, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 150 x 170 cm	Fear of the Dark, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 150 x 150 cm
The Asking One, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 110 x 94 cm	Fighter of the Good Fight, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm
Lot’s Wife, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm	Human, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 50 x 50 cm
Déjà vu, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 110 x 94 cm	Strange Fruits, 2007 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 80 x 80 cm
The Last Morning, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm	Oblivion, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm
Jester, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm	Escapist, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm
The Retreating One, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm	First Snowfall, 2006 woodcut and mixed media on mdf-board 70 x 60 cm

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