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.
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