Fernando Botero Angulo (born April 19, 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. Born in MedellÃÆ'n, his trademark style, also known as "Boterismo", describes people and figures in large and exaggerated volumes, which can represent critics or political humor, depending on the work. He is considered the most recognized and quoted artist of Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and Champs-ÃÆ'â € lysÃÆ'Â © Ã © es in Paris.
Released himself "the most Colombian of Colombian artists" from the beginning, he became famous at the national level when he won first prize in SalÃÆ'³n de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. Working almost all year in Paris, in the last three decades he has achieved international recognition for his paintings, drawings and sculptures, with exhibitions around the world. His artwork is collected by many international museums, companies, and private collectors. In 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement International Sculpture Award in the Contemporary Sculpture Award.
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Biography
Early life
Fernando Botero was born as the second son of three sons David Botero (1895-1936) and Flora Angulo (1898-1972) in 1932. David Botero, a traveling salesman on horseback, died of a heart attack when Fernando was four years old. Her mother works as a tailor. An uncle took a leading role in his life. Though isolated from the arts as presented in museums and other cultural institutions, Botero is influenced by the Baroque style of colonial churches and the life of the city of MedellÃÆ'n while growing up.
He received elementary education at Antioquia Ateneo and, thanks to a scholarship, he continued his secondary education at the Jesuit School of BolÃÆ'var. In 1944, Botero's uncle sent him to school for the matadors for two years. In 1948, Botero at the age of 16 had his first illustration published in Sunday supplement from El Colombiano, one of the most important newspapers in MedellÃÆ'n. He used the money he paid to attend high school at Liceo de Marinilla de Antioquia.
Career
Botero's work was first exhibited in 1948, in a group show along with other artists from the region.
From 1949 to 1950, Botero worked as a set designer, before moving to BogotÃÆ'¡ in 1951. His first one-man show was held at GalerÃÆ'a Leo Matiz in BogotÃÆ'¡, a few months after his arrival. In 1952, Botero traveled with a group of artists to Barcelona, ​​where he stayed briefly before moving to Madrid.
In Madrid, Botero studied at the Academia de San Fernando. In 1952, he traveled to Bogotá, where he had a solo exhibition at the Leo Matiz gallery.
In 1953, Botero moved to Paris, where he spent most of his time at the Louvre, studying the works there. He lived in Florence, Italy from 1953 to 1954, studying the masterpieces of the Renaissance master. In recent decades, he has lived most of the time in Paris, but spends one month per year in his home town of MedellÃÆ'n. He has had more than 50 exhibits in major cities around the world, and his work ordered a sale price in the millions of dollars. In 1958, he won the ninth edition of SalÃÆ'³n de Artistas Colombianos.
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Style
While his work includes living and landscapes, Botero has concentrated on situational portraits. His paintings and sculptures were united by their exaggerated, or "fat" figures, as he once called them.
Botero describes its use of these "great men", as they are often referred to by critics, in the following way:
"An artist is attracted to certain forms without knowing why.You take an intuitive position, only then you try to rationalize or even justify it."
Botero is an abstract artist in the most basic sense, choosing colors, shapes, and proportions based on intuitive aesthetic thinking. Although he spends only a month a year in Colombia, he regards himself as "the most living artist in Colombia" because of his alienation from the international trends of the art world.
In 2004, Botero exhibited a series of 27 images and 23 paintings relating to Colombia's violence from drug cartels. He donated the works to the National Museum of Colombia, where they were first exhibited.
In 2005, Botero received considerable attention to the series Abu Ghraib , which was first exhibited in Europe. He based the works on reports of abuse of US forces against prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq War. Beginning with an idea he had in an airplane journey, Botero produced over 85 paintings and 100 drawings in exploring this concept and "painting poison". The series was exhibited at two US locations in 2007, including Washington, DC. Botero says he will not sell any work, but will donate it to the museum.
In 2006, after focusing exclusively on the Abu Ghraib series for over 14 months, Botero returned to early life themes such as family and maternity. In his book Une Famille Botero represents the Colombian family, a subject often painted in the seventies and eighties. In his Maternity , Botero repeated the composition he had painted in 2003, was able to evoke sensual velvety textures that made him a special attraction and testified to the artist's personal involvement. The child in the 2006 picture has a cut on his right chest as if the Author wanted to identify him with Jesus Christ, thus giving him a religious meaning that was absent in 2003 artwork.
In 2008, he exhibited his works The Circus collection, featuring 20 works in oil and watercolors. In a 2010 interview, Botero said that he is ready for another subject: "After all this, I always return to the simplest things: still alive."
Statue
Between 1963 and 1964, Fernando Botero tried to create a statue. Because financial constraints prevent him from working with bronze, he makes his sculptures with acrylic resin and sawdust. An important example for this is "Small Head (Bishop)" in 1964, a statue painted with great realism. However, the material is too porous and Botero decided to abandon this method.
Donations
Botero has donated some artwork to the museum in BogotÃÆ'¡ and his hometown, MedellÃÆ'n. In 2000, Botero contributed to the Museo Botero in BogotÃÆ'¡ 123 of his work and 85 from his personal collection, including Chagall, Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, and French Impressionists. He donated 119 pieces to the Antioquia Museum. His contribution of 23 bronze statues to the front of the museum is known as Botero Plaza. Four other statues can be found at Berrio Park in MedellÃÆ'n and the nearby San Antonio Plaza.
Personal life
Botero married Gloria Zea (who became Minister of Culture of Colombia). Together they have three children: Fernando, Lina, and Juan Carlos. Boteros seniors divorced in 1960 and each remarried. Beginning in 1960, Botero lived for 14 years in New York, but has recently settled in Paris. Lina also lives outside Colombia, and in 2000 Juan Carlos moved to southern Florida.
In 1964, Botero began living with Cecilia Zambrano. They had a son, Pedro, born in 1974, who was killed in 1979 in a car accident in which Botero was also wounded. Botero and Zambrano split up in 1975.
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