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Did You Know? Sculptures at Bolender Center

“Dreaming About” by sculptor: Rafael Muyor. A Gift from Miller and Jeannette Nichols.

Stationed on the Mezzanine in the Bolender Center, you’ll find two bronze statues of female dancers that are so lifelike it’s common for them to be mistaken for real dancers. “Dreaming About” and “Unbearable Elevation” are the work of sculptor Rafael Muyor.

Both Muyor sculptures were graciously donated to Kansas City Ballet by Miller and Jeannette Nichols in 1999. Prior to that, they had been displayed at the Nichols’ office on the Country Club Plaza.

Kansas City Ballet is grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Nichols for their ongoing support.

“Unbearable Elevation” by sculptor: Rafael Muyor. A Gift from Miller and Jeannette Nichols.

Rafael Muyor, Sculptor

Rafael Muyor was born in Madrid, Spain in 1943. He studied Industrial Design in Madrid, and then traveled to Milan and Paris where he perfected his technique of modeling. His work with bronze creates organic sculptures with volume and movement. Muyor breaks the coldness of the metal, giving his works great warmth and stunning realism.

Muyor has had solo exhibitions in Segovia, Salamanca, Malaga and Madrid, as well as in the Gallery Seiquer. His work has also been found in Gallery Four Seventeen. He has participated in, among others, the First Biennial for Plastic Arts Segovia in 1981; at Arch 1985 and 1989; Art London, Saga 1990, and 1992; Art Miami 1992, and 1996. His most recent works have been shown in the Municipal Center for the Arts – Alcorcón 2001 and at the Galería Leandro Navarro in the fall of 2006.

 

 

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