Igor Mitoraj was an artist who drew inspiration from the broken beauty of antiquities to create huge fragmented sculptures
23 May — 22 Sep 2014 at the ContiniArtUK in London, United Kingdom
Igor Mitoraj is a contemporary Polish artist from Germany famous for making classic sculptures with deliberate damage to show wear and tear through ages, or intentional damage done, making them give an antique look, and usually depicts Greek and Roman Gods. As I searched for his work, I found many versions of his Centurione I, one […]
sculpture by Igor Mitoraj information about the artist can be found here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Mitoraj View On Black
23 May — 22 Sep 2014 at the ContiniArtUK in London, United Kingdom
Exhibition 'Lux in Tenebris' with works by Igor Mitoraj in gallery 'Skwer' (Fabryka Trzciny Art Center), Warszawa, Poland
23 May — 22 Sep 2014 at the ContiniArtUK in London, United Kingdom
Luci di Nara (Światła Nary), 1991, bronze. Igor Mitoraj's sculpture at the courtyard of Collegium Iuridicum of the Jagiellonian University, Kraków. Igor Mitoraj, born in 1944, studied painting at the Krakow Academy of Art under Tadeusz Kantor. In 1968 he left Poland and devoted his life to sculpture. His first solo exhibition at the Parisian Galerie La Hune in 1976 was a great success: the artist’s works garnered recognition not only from critics but also from the audience. Also successful were the next exhibitions, for instance in New York (1989), Florence (1999), or Lausanne (2001). 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. His sculptures can be admired in some extraordinary locations: surrounded by historical architecture or in modern city districts. The „Fontana del Centauro” and „Hommage à De Sabata” are located in Milan; Mitoraj’s sculptures in Rome found their place at Piazza Mignianelli and Piazza Monte Grappa, while the La Defense district in Paris boasts of the monumental “Tindaro”. Three sculptures by Igor Mitoraj are located in Krakow: "Luci di Nara" at the courtyard of Collegium Iuridicum, "Eros Bendato" on the Main Square, and "Nascita di Eros" in front of the Opera House. Mitoraj's sculptural style is rooted in the classical tradition with its focus on the well modelled torso. However, Mitoraj introduces a post-modern twist with ostentatiously truncated limbs, emphasising the damage sustained by most genuine classical sculptures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXU8An6Ukyg
“Colosse” (Colossus) by Igor Mitoraj , 2001 Faubourg de l'Arche, Courbevoie, La Défense Paris, July 2011 See also: Testa Addormentata - ...
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