Igor Mitoraj
Igor Mitoraj (March 26, 1944 – October 6, 2014) was a Polish artist. He was born in Oederan, Germany. Mitoraj studied painting at the Kraków Academy of Art under Tadeusz Kantor.
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| Born | March 26, 1944 Oederan, Germany |
| Died | October 6, 2014 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Polish |
After graduating, he had several exhibitions. He held his first solo exhibition in 1967 at the Krzysztofory Gallery in Poland. In 1968, he moved to Paris to continue his studies at the National School of Art.
Mitoraj worked with terracotta and bronze. In 1979, he began to use marble for most of his works. In 1983, he set up a studio in Pietrasanta. In 2006, he created the new bronze doors and a statue of John the Baptist for the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome.
Igor Mitoraj Media
Héros de Lumière, Carrara marble (1986) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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Icarus in front of Temple of Concordia in the Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Italy.
Valle Dei Templi, Agrigento
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References
- ↑ Igor Mitoraj obituary. The Guardian. 17 October 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/17/igor-mitoraj.
Other websites
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