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Igor Mitoraj (born 1944 ) is a Polish artist born in Oederan , Germany . He studied painting at the Kraków School Of Art and at the Kraków Academy Of Art under Tadeusz Kantor . After graduating, he had several joint exhibitions, and held is first solo exhibition in 1967 at the Krystofory Gallery in Poland . In 1968 moved to the Paris to continue his studies at the National School of Art. Shortly aftwards he became fascinated by Latin American art and culture, spending a year painting and travelling around Mexico . The experience lead him to take up sculpture. He returned to Paris in 1974 and two years later he held another major solo exhibition at the Gallery La Hune , including some sculptural work. The success of the show persuaded him that he was first and foremost a sculptor. Having previously worked in Terracotta and Bronze , a trip to Carrara , Italy , in 1979 turned him to using marble as his primary medium and in 1983 he set up a studio in Pietrasanta . STYLE Mitoraj's sculptural style is heavily 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. REFERENCES
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Image:Igor Mitoraj Eros Bendato 02jpgEros Bendato (Eros Tied) (bronze), 1999, Exhibition In
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kraków" class="copylinks">Kraków , Poland , 2003 r |
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Image:Igor Mitoraj Tyndareos ScrepolatojpgTindaro Screpolato (Tindaro Crushed) (bronze), 1998, Exhibition In
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kraków" class="copylinks">Kraków , Poland , 2003 r |
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Image:Igor Mitoraj Gambe AlatejpgGambe Alate (bronze), 2002, Exhibition In
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Kraków" class="copylinks">Kraków , Poland , 2003 r |
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Image:Igor Mitoraj TestaAddormentatajpg''Testa Addormentata'' Located In
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Canada_Square" class="copylinks">Canada Square , Canary Wharf , London |
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