San Miguel Art magazine/ August | Page 11

The woman and her natural vanity. Figure that Botero called «Woman with Mirror» I knew Fernando Botero by tke books. But traveling by the Botero Square in Medellín, Colombia, is the Unique experience that took me to the total understanding of this sculptor and painter born in this city of tropical and bullanguero climate. In 1963, Botero made his first attempts at sculpture - he was 31 years old and had until then devoted his time to painting. He worked first with acrylic resin and wood sawdust, since he did not have the money to try on metal. He had already been traveling in Italy, France and stopped to study in the Real