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Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) [3] was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. [4] His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece.
Botero depicted politicians, animals, saints, and scenes from his childhood in an inflated and colorful form that was instantly recognizable. Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known ...
Botero was widely celebrated for his iconic style featuring voluptuous figures used to convey political critique and satire. His distinctive body of work left an indelible mark on the art world.
Botero's Paloma de la paz has been seen by Colombians as a symbol of support for the peace process between the national government and FARC-EP guerrilla group. When then President Juan Manuel Santos unveiled the sculpture to the nation, he was spearheading the campaign for Colombians to approve of the peace agreement through a referendum.
Artists Fernando Botero, Herman Braun-Vega and Alberto Gironella frequently employed this technique. Colombian figurative artist Fernando Botero , whose work features unique "puffy" figures in various situations addressing themes of power, war, and social issues, has used this technique to draw parallels between current governing bodies and the ...
Botero Plaza in Medellín with permanent display of several sculptures by Fernando Botero Bird ( By Fernando Botero ) Was destroyed by a terrorist attack in 1997, Medellín where 17 people died. The remains of the sculpture are displayed in San Antonio Square as a memorial for the victims
Fernando Botero's contribution to Neofiguration coincide with his appropriation of the most famous works throughout art history, from the Middle Ages, to the Impressionists, to Picasso and Matisse. [5] However, in his reworking of these famous paintings. Botero puts his own spin on the original subjects.
Since 2016, with the arrival of María del Rosario Escobar as the director, the Museum of Antioquia has undertaken the project Museo 360 seeking to outline the museum as a space for encounters and reflections that “recognize the reality of the city, instead of hiding it.” [1] Museo 360 aims to ”settle historical debts of exclusion, discrimination“ and to overcome “the inability to ...