Viivi Rintanen

finland

I am Viivi Rintanen, a 27 years old comics artist, mental health & illness awareness speaker, illustrator and art educator from Helsinki, Finland. I have three principles when it comes to making art: 1. My art is based on true life. In my art I depict the things I know first hand. This is why I often describe my own life. I have been interested madness, misogyny and fitness enthusiasm. 2. My art has a goal or a purpose. My art always deals with the important social issues. It's often personal, sometimes touching and occasionally seasoned with black humor. I make comics as long as there are issues to rant about. For example, I will draw about madness as long as the word "crazy" is an insult. I speak and teach mental health & illness awareness passionately. 3. I'll never stop practicing. I can never be technically too skilled or visually too interesting.  

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