Biography
I can say that for me Beauty is something that makes me dream, but it’s something much more intense than a dream. It’s an ideal, a mirage, an enigma.
Igor Mitoraj’s extraordinary artwork stemmed from his capacity of blending past and present without solution of continuity. It is not, however, a matter of looking back nostalgically on the past nor a simple philological work: the fragments of a past, bodies and faces depicted with typically Hellenic well-proportioned features are the starting point for a reflection on timeless issues such as love, sexual desire, femininity but also loneliness and suffering.
Selected Works
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Igor MitorajEros Pietrificato con Mano, 2014
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Igor MitorajLuci di Nara ferita, 2014
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Igor MitorajSelene, 2014
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Igor MitorajDecurione, 2010
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Igor MitorajBacio Dell'Angelo, 2003
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Igor MitorajGrepol Nero, 2001
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Igor MitorajPiede con Mano, 2001
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Igor MitorajCacciatori di Adriano, 2000
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Igor MitorajSpecchio, 1998
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Igor MitorajPer Paolo, 1997
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Igor MitorajAedo, 1986
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Igor MitorajSenza Titolo, 1984
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Igor MitorajSenza Titolo, 1984
Exhibitions
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Igor Mitoraj
Noto, Sicily 24 October 2020 - 31 October 2021In the city of Noto, Sicily, Igor Mitoraj's monumental sculptures stand out among the sinuous Baroque architecture of the wonderful UNESCO site.Read more -
Igor Mitoraj
The Art of Wearing Art, Venice 29 December 2018The exhibition proposes a wide selection of jewels, over twenty pieces including necklaces, bracelets, rings and brooches, all designed by Igor MitorajRead more -
Igor Mitoraj
Pompei 15 May 2016 - 1 May 2017The timeless charm of Igor Mitoraj's sculptures blends with the evocative setting of Pompeii's ruins in an unprecedented exhibitionRead more -
Igor Mitoraj
Memoriae, Ravello (Salerno) 23 June - 8 September 2012Master Igor Mitoraj's sculptures in Ravello, in the beautiful setting of the Amalfi Coast.Read more -
Igor Mitoraj
Valle dei Templi, Agrigento 15 April - 30 November 2011The works exhibited in the Archeological and Landscape Park of the Temples Valley, in Agrigento, represent the artist's work from 1980 to the present from 1980 to today.Read more -
Igor Mitoraj
BiancoNero, Venice 27 September 2008 - 13 April 2009A solo exhibition by artist Igor Mitoraj at the Gallery's Venice branch, in which the black and white of marble and bronze are juxtaposed, creating a highly dramatic setting.Read more -
Homage to Igor Mitoraj
VeniceA permanent exhibition dedicated to the great master Igor Mitoraj, whose bronzes and marbles enrich the halls of our headquarters in Venice.Read more
Press
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Journey into beauty: discovering the works of Igor Mitoraj in Tuscany
Costanza Baldini, intoscana.it, 25 March 2023 -
The Igor Mitoraj Foundation opened in Pietrasanta
intoscana.it, 24 March 2023 -
Art on the beach: two giants on the Viareggio waterfront
arteventinews.it, 11 January 2022 -
The winter beach becomes an open-air museum with Mitoraj's sculptures
Vera Agosti, Libero Quotidiano, 5 January 2022 -
Mitoraj's artworks on the beach in Viareggio
Corriere Nazionale, 5 January 2022
Publications