Mitoraj sculpture to remain in Pompeii
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
24.07.2016 12:17
"Daedalus", a monumental sculpture by late Polish artist Igor Mitoraj will remain in the historic Italian city of Pompeii as a permanent exhibit.
A sculpture by Igor Mitoraj. Photo: wikimedia commons/Ellywa
The sculpture was one of 30 by the artist which were unveiled in May 2016 amid the ruins of Pompeii.
In an interview with Italian daily Il Tempo, Stefano Contini, the owner of an art gallery in Venice, said that the vast "Daedalus" sculpture by Mitoraj, which was placed near the ruins of the Temple of Venus, fits perfectly into the remains of the ancient city which destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.
Although Mitoraj died in 2014, the exhibition had already been planned and the sculptor chose where 30 works were to be installed amid the historic ruins.
Mitoraj's sculptures typically referenced Antiquity.
Born in 1944, Igor Mitoraj studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, southern Poland, under the legendary artist and theatre director Tadeusz Kantor.
He continued his studies in Paris and ultimately settled in Pietrasanta, north western Italy. Besides the French capital, he also held exhibitions in New York, Florence and Lausanne, among others.
His art divided critics, with some dismissing his work as kitsch, while others were delighted by his work.
The exhibition in Pompeii runs until the end of January 2017. (rg)
Source: PAP