PERSEUS - Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj (1986) Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj
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Limited Edition (#208/1000)
Sculpture,
Bronze
on Stone
- Dimensions Height 22.8in, Width 11in / 18.00 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $20,000 Figurative Male Nudes
In order to create the work, he used the following techniques: stone and bronze. It is an alloy known from ancient times that gave its name to the entire Bronze Age. The primary constituents of bronze are copper and tin, although other metals are also used. This alloy owes its name to the town of Brundisium in Italy, which has become the center of bronze production. Casting technique made it tools for farmers and artisans, but it also became popular as an artistic material. As early as in the archaic period in Greece and in ancient Egypt, Persia and Asia Minor, bronze sculptures were obtained using the lost wax method. The "lost wax technique" consists in surrounding the wax sculpture with clay or plaster, removing the wax through high temperature and pouring hot bronze in its place, and then removing the clay or plaster mold. This technique functions in the artistic world to this day, although of course it has been improved. The most famous bronze sculptures were made by Cellini, Donatello, August Rodin, and in Poland by Bolesław Biegas and Wacław Szymanowski.
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Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014) was a contemporary Polish sculptor. He is considered as one of the most internationally recognized Polish sculptors, and known for his fragmented human body sculptures often constructed for large-scale public installations.
Mitoraj's sculptural style was classically inspired, with a strong emphasis on the well-modeled torso. His works frequently try to confront problems about the human body, its beauty and fragility, its sorrow, as well as deeper parts of human nature that degenerate over time.
In 2005 Igor Mitoraj received the Golden Medal of Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis and in 2012 he received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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Nationality:
POLAND
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Represented by a Gallery,
- Groups: Contemporary Polish Artists Artists presented by a gallery
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