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Sculptures by Igor Mitoraj comprise a sui generis bridge spanning over more than 25 centuries of European art. The pillars of this bridge are composed of a great triad of figures: Doryphoros by Polyclitus, designed as a demonstration of the artist’s Canon, David by Michelangelo, and Icarus by Mitoraj. In aesthetics the pillars of this edifice are philosophers representing three different epochs of reflection on art: Plato, Plotinus, Ficino and contemporary postmodernists. Three statues and three different conceptions of beauty captured in stone symbolise three epochs in the history of art: antiquity, the Renaissance, and contemporary art from the turn of the twentieth century.
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The article summarizes the reception of Igor Mitoraj’s art in his motherland, which he emigrated from in the 1960’s. Mitoraj is one of few Polish sculptors who were celebrated in the world, and what is more, they succeeded financially. His sculptures adorn public areas in Europe, Asia and America. However, reception of his works in his motherland was bipolar – cherished by some and at the same time undervalued by others. The artist was being accused of conformism, creating commercial art, even kitsch. Then who was Igor Mitoraj? How is his art evaluated almost four years after his death? In this article, besides the summary of his art, I wish to present episodic background of the ambiguous reception of Mitoraj’s sculptures in Poland. I use information from articles in professional magazines and from ordinary newspapers.
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Artykuł stanowi podsumowanie recepcji twórczości Igora Mitoraja w jego ojczyźnie, z której wyemigrował w latach 60. XX wieku. Mitoraj to jeden z niewielu polskich rzeźbiarzy światowej sławy, w dodatku odnoszących sukcesy finansowe. Jego rzeźby zdobią miejsca publiczne w Europie, Azji i Ameryce. Jednak odbiór prac Mitoraja w kraju ojczystym był dwojaki – przez jednych były cenione, przez innych krytykowane. Artystę posądzano o konformizm, tworzenie sztuki komercyjnej, a nawet kicz. Kim zatem był Igor Mitoraj? Jak oceniana jest jego sztuka kilka lat po śmierci artysty? W niniejszym artykule oprócz przeglądu dzieł Mitoraja pragnę przedstawić epizodyczne tło niejednoznacznego odbioru jego rzeźb w Polsce. Korzystam z informacji zawartych zarówno w artykułach publikowanych w czasopismach specjalistycznych, jak i artykułach prasy codziennej.
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