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Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932) is a neofigurative Colombian artist, self-titled "the most
Colombian of Colombian artists" early on, coming to
prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de
Artistas Colombianos in 1958.
Botero paints and draws in a style somewhat similar to
Pablo Picasso whilst he lived in Dinard, Brittany, 1922,
for example "Deux femmes courant sur la plage" (The
Course). He strives in all his work to capture an essential
part of himself and his subjects through color and form.
His work includes still-life and landscapes, but Botero
tends to primarily focus on situational portraiture. His
paintings and sculptures are, on first examination, noted
for their exaggerated proportions and the corpulence of
the human figures and animal figures.
The "fat people" are often thought by critics to satirize
the subjects and situations that Botero chooses to paint.
Botero explains his use of obese figures and forms as
such: "An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form
without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively;
only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it."
He is an abstract artist in the most fundamental sense of
the word, choosing what colors, shapes, and proportions
to use based on intuitive aesthetic thinking. This being
said, his works are informed by a Colombian upbringing
and social commentary is woven throughout his work.
Fernando Botero
La Familia
Hombre Con Perro
Los Músicos
La Naturaleza Muerta
Una Pareja
La Escalera
Pase de Pecho
El General y su Familia
Feliz Cumpleaños
Pedrito
(su hijo, Pedrito, murió a los cuatro años)
Naturaleza Muerta
Con Sopa Verde
Tres Músicos
En Familia
Pedrito