DecurioneIgor Mitoraj · 2010

  • Art movementContemporary Classical
  • Creation date2010
  • MuseumFondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus

Igor Mitoraj (1944 – 2014)

Discover Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014), a renowned Polish sculptor celebrated for his fragmented, classical-inspired marble & bronze figures. Explore his monumental public installations and themes of the human body's beauty & fragility.

Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus (Bologna, Italy)

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Cut, broken, cracked even in its wonderfully classic purity. Here is the Decurion that Mitoraj donated to the Hospice. All the hallmarks of the great artist’s work are impressed in this sculpture: myth, the classical world, western civilization, conceived in a totally idiosyncratic way. As C. P. Latella says (caffeeuropa.it) “it seems like a surgical operation, or rather, an autopsy, to isolate the most important factor. ”Nothing could be truer. Before the work of Mitoraj there is never any need to think of contamination or copies; the work is not copied or remade. The work was born right here in the contemporary world, and here, in the contemporary world, it is sectioned and re-presented. In the Decurion’s “empty” eye we find our souls again, our models, our philosophies. And our memory itself is called upon to piece together the missing pieces of these sculptures: through enchantment, we realize that ultimately it comes to us naturally. Because they are part of us.

About this artwork

  • Title: Decurione
  • Artist: Igor Mitoraj
  • Year: 2010
  • Format: Portrait
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Where to see it: Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus
  • Corpus context: fragmented, mythological resonance strong
  • Main color: Espresso
  • Keywords: european art sculpture, contemporary art piece, abstract bronze art
  • Perceived brightness: deep_shadow

Questions & Answers

What subjects appear in "Decurione" by Igor Mitoraj?

"Decurione" by Igor Mitoraj depicts: classical art, human form, fragmentation, mortality, antiquity, sculpture, bronze, mitoraj.

What are the reproduction rights of "Decurione" at the Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus?

The copyright status of "Decurione" by Igor Mitoraj is clear: the work is still protected by copyright. Its presence at the Fondazione Hospice Seràgnoli Onlus does not change that status.

How does "Decurione" by Igor Mitoraj connect Contemporary Classical to the artist's home country?

"Decurione" connects the Contemporary Classical movement with Germany through its creator's birthplace.

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