Mikko Hintz
Mikko Hintz (b.1974) is a German-born Finnish artist, who lives and works in Helsinki. He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen under Prof. Erik Steffensen in the Graphics department.
Upon graduation, and already during his studies, Hintz has exhibited widely in Finland presenting solo exhibitions in Helsinki galleries and museums, as well as in the Baltics. His works have been included in group shows abroad and belong to several collections in Finland, including Kiasma contemporary art museum and Helsinki Art Museum.
Hintz’s works are characterised by their strikingly small size, while his exhibition titles like “On enter ok, on exit ok” (2010) and “You’re hello I’m goodbye” (2012) by their apprehensive play on words and phrases. While it would be easy to interpret the seeming naivety and quiet elegance of his graphic geometrical paintings as a kind of timidness, they are designed to unsettle the viewer. The insistence with which the artist continues to make these small scale works suggesting that the message is much stronger and confident. The scale invites to approach closer, abandoning the distant audience relation to painting.
Hintz’s recent shows include "Hidden matter", with Inga Meldere, Helsinki Contemporary (2019); ”on entre ok, on sort ok”, Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2016); “Lost/Saldejums”, Juras varti, Ventspils (2015); “Kiasma Hits: 13th Collection Exhibition”, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki (2013–2014); Kalnciema Quartier gallery, Riga (2012); “Believe It Or Not – New Works from the Collection”, Meilahti Art Museum, Helsinki (2011–2012); “Enough Is Enough”, with Inga Meldere, Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2011).
Selected works
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Old Blanket
pigment, acrylic polymer, framed, oak 20×28cm, 2018

Old Blanket (black)
pigment, acrylic polymer, framed, oak 20×28cm, 2018

Old Blanket (blue)
pigment, acrylic polymer, framed, oak 20×25cm, 2018

NO 18
pigment and acrylic polymer 110×121cm, 2019

NO 9
pigment and acrylic polymer 60×120cm, 2019

NO 24
pigment and acrylic polymer 91×59cm, 2019

NO 26
pigment and acrylic polymer 83×86cm, 2019

NO 32
pigment and acrylic polymer 150×170cm, 2019

NO 13
pigment and acrylic polymer 92×90cm, 2019

NO 01
UV print on linen 33×37cm, 2016

NO 02
UV print on linen 63×25cm, 2016

NO 03
UV print on linen 45×46cm, 2016

NO 04
UV print on linen 25×40cm, 2016

NO 05
UV print on linen 51×25cm, 2016

NO 06
UV print on linen 48×52cm, 2016

NO 07
UV print on linen 51×23cm, 2016

NO 09
UV print on linen 30×57cm, 2016

NO 10
UV print on linen 45×31cm, 2016

NO 11
UV print on linen 48×38cm, 2016

NO 12
UV print on linen 50×42cm, 2016

NO 13
UV print on linen 41×41cm, 2016

NO 14
UV print on linen 36×27cm, 2016

NO 15
UV print on linen 32×30cm, 2016

NO 16
UV print on linen 41×20cm, 2016

NO 18
UV print on linen 32×31cm, 2016

NO 20
UV print on linen 38×46cm, 2016

NO 22
UV print on linen 31×29cm, 2016

NO 24
UV print on linen 34×22cm, 2016

NO 25
UV print on linen 26×54cm, 2016

NO 27
UV print on linen 43×36cm, 2016

NO 28
UV print on linen 33×23cm, 2016

NO 33
UV print on linen 32×39cm, 2016

NO 30
UV print on linen 36×46cm, 2016

NO 32
UV print on linen 32×30cm, 2016

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pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 20×21cm, 2014

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pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 20×15cm, 2014

FLYKT
pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 23×30cm, 2012

FACE
pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 18×13cm, 2014

JUNIMOND amai
acrylic, pigment and cholk-priming on canvas on wooden panel 20×33cm, 2014

JUNIMOND Gelb
pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 24×34cm, 2013

JUNIMOND Grav
pigment and acrylic on canvas on panel 31×19cm, 2013

SKIFT
pigment and acrylic on canvas on panel 22×16cm, 2013

FALNA FALK
silkscreen, linen 20×28cm, 2013

VALMUE
pigment, acrylic, pencil, chalk grounded canvas, wooden panel 30×21cm, 2012

ONDE MOLN
silkscreen, linen 28×22cm, 2012