Igor Mitoraj: A Sculptor of Fragmented Beauty Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014) remains a profoundly enigmatic figure in the contemporary art world, an artist who wrestled with the weight of history and the fragility of human existence through his strikingly fragmented sculptures. Born Jerzy Makina in Oederan, Germany – a small town scarred by wartime bombing – Mitoraj’s early life was shaped by displacement and a complex family history, ultim…