San Miguel Art magazine/ August | Page 15

His long recognition career began in 1958 (at the beginning of his career), which won the first place in painting at the prestigious National Artists› Hall in Colombia. He was 26 years old. In 2001, the International Sculpture Center of USA, gave to its Work of A life in contemporary sculpture. Until his most recent exhibition: «Botero. Celebration of Life «July to September 2016, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Botero has not only sought to create works that are intended to provoke discussions and reactions. It seems that their main purpose is to project a feeling of joy, of satisfaction of being. His characters are calm, but proud in their form and project confidence of their forms. Although it does not stop taking part in some way, sending a message that can have much of a politician, as it did in describing the violence fueled by drugs in Colombia. And with his series Abu Ghraib (2005). This series of paintings and drawings was inspired by reports of abuse and torture in Iraq›s Abu Ghraib prison by American forces and sparked considerable indignation, particularly in the United States. Torture in Abu Ghraib prision. In the universal message of Fernando Botero, we find beauty and if you want, we can see the good side of life. «The Oasis» said Botero, which means art for the viewer, while I enjoy the beautiful fleshy women and in bronze in the Plaza Botero. The author