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Igor Mitoraj
Mitoraj in 2014
Born (1944-03-26)March 26, 1944
Oederan, Germany
Died October 6, 2014(2014-10-06) (aged 70)
Paris, France
Nationality Polish

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.

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.

Mitoraj died in Paris, France, aged 70.

Images for kids

  • Igor Mitoraj HerosDeLumiere 1986

    Heros de Lumiere, Carrara marble (1986) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

  • Igor Mitoraj Eros bendato 01

    Eros Bendato (Eros Bound) (bronze), 1999, exhibition in Kraków, Poland, 2003 r.

  • Testa Addormentata

    Testa Addormentata located in Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London.

  • Igor Mitoraj, Valencia 2006

    Valencia, Spain, 2006.

  • London Mitoraj

    Luci di Nara, at the main entrance of the British Museum in 2002.

  • Centurione I by Igor Mitoraj with Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg

    Centurione I, 1987, Bamberg, Germany.

  • Centurione III Mitoraj Regensburg (2)

    Centurione III, 1992, Regensburg, Germany.


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