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Mitoraj, Sculture (Book)
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Mitoraj, Sculture (Book) Good condition, Large format, Loose leaves, about 20. In Italian (but there is very little text) almost all in black and white illustrations. Some foxing. Edition of only 500 copies.
Igor Mitoraj 1944-2014 is a Polish sculptor considered one of the most eminent contemporary artists. Igor Mitoraj is a Polish artist best known for his fragmented sculptures of the human body. Often designed for large-scale public installations, his monumental works refer to the struggle and suffering of 20th-century Europe. Testa Addormentata (Head Lulled to Sleep) (1983), one of his most famous pieces, which depicts a woman’s head bandaged on the side, made according to a classical aesthetic, is installed in the Canary Wharf business district in London.
“I believe that a piece of an arm or a leg says much more than the whole body,” he says of his choice to depict only body parts. Born on March 26, 1944 in Oederan, Germany, the artist grew up in Poland and studied at the Academy of Arts in Krakow. His mentor, the artist Tadeusz Kantor, suggested that he study in Paris, which he did by enrolling at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1968.
The major theme of Igor Mitoraj’s works is the human body, its beauty and fragility. His work is part of a resolutely postmodernist approach. Inspired by ancient statuary, in particular its ideal proportions, the artist nevertheless reminds the public of its human nature and its imperfection. His sculptures are deliberately injured or flayed.
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