Janez Zorko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Janez Zorko

sculptor

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Podgorje ob Sevnični, Slovenia

Profession: sculptor, mountaineer

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Janez Zorko (born 1937 in Podgorje ob Sevnicni) is a Slovenian sculptor and mountain climber.
He attended art school from 1957–1959 in Ljubljana.
He moved to Paris, France in 1964, and taught Materials and Technology courses at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne from 1974–1976.
He creates both figurative and abstract sculptures in marble, metal and wood.He is also a keen mountain climber, and has performed numerous ascents, both solo and with others.