What is Igor Mitoraj?
{{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Igor Mitoraj | honorific_suffix = | image = Igor Mitoraj (15434967636).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Mitoraj in 2014 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!--only use if different from name--> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|3|26}} | birth_place = [[Oederan]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|10|6|1944|3|26}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | nationality = [[Poland|Polish]] | education = | alma_mater = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | movement = | spouse = | awards = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> }} '''Igor Mitoraj''' (March 26, 1944 – October 6, 2014) was a [[Poland|Polish]] artist. He was born in [[Oederan]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]. Mitoraj studied [[painting]] at the [[Kraków Academy of Art]] under [[Tadeusz Kantor]]. After graduating, he had several exhibitions. He held his first solo exhibition in 1967 at the [[Krzysztofory Gallery]] in [[Poland]]. In 1968, he moved to [[Paris]] to continue his studies at the National School of Art. Mitoraj worked with [[terracotta]] and [[bronze]]. In 1979, he began to use marble for most of his works. In 1983, he set up a studio in [[Pietrasanta]]. In 2006, he created the new bronze doors and a statue of [[John the Baptist]] for the [[basilica]] of [[Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri|Santa Maria degli Angeli]] in [[Rome]]. Mitoraj died in [[Paris]], France, aged 70.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/17/igor-mitoraj|title=Igor Mitoraj obituary|publisher=The Guardian|date=17 October 2014}}</ref> ==Refe