Janez Zorko

Janez Zorko (16 December 1937 – 7 October, 2023) was a Slovenian sculptor and mountain climber. He attended art school from 1957 to 1959 in Ljubljana. He moved to Paris, France in 1964, and taught Materials and Technology courses at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne from 1974 to 1976. He creates both figurative and abstract sculptures in marble, metal and wood.^[1]

Janez Zorko - 1968

He was also a keen mountain climber, performing numerous ascents both solo and with others.

Zorko died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 85.^[2]