Paul+Landowski

Paul Landowski was born on the first of June 1875 in Paris, France. His father was polish and his mother was french. Paul was a successful monument sculptor and well respected artist of his time. Throughout Paul’s life, Paris was where he made most of his sculptors.

Paul made more than thirty five monuments and sculptors in the city of Paris, France alone and even more outside of the city. In the year of 1829 he participated in the Art Competition for Sculpture at the Summer Olympics which resulted in him winning a gold medal. The Art Competition was actually a part of the Summer Olympics from 1912-1952. After winning his medal, Paul went on to produce his most famous sculpture. In 1931, his most famous work of art, Christ The Redeemer, was revealed and it is located in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This statue is 98 feet tall and has an arm span of 92 feet wide. Christ the Redeemer was created in collaboration with a french engineer named Albert Caquot and Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, however Paul Landowski designed it. In 1933 Paul became a director at a French academy in Rome. In his home life he raised all three of his children to be artists. He died the thirty-first of March in the year 1961.

Millions of people visit his sculptures, especially Christ the Redeemer which brings in a lot of tourism and revenue for Brazil. As for Paris, he as plenty of sculptures for people to visit and admire there as well, about 35. Many of his sculptors are religious works of art and people use them to pray under. He has made Paris and surrounding areas more beautiful and artistic with his decorative sculptures. Paul is a huge inspiration for artists and sculptors everywhere in the world. He put his mark on the world of art and was extremely passionate about it what he did.