Born
in Medellin, Columbia, Fernando Botero will always be known for his eye raising
paintings and sculptures. Botero’s work is like one of no other artist which is
why there is actually style of art named after him, Boterismo. I feel that
Botero’s work is so incredibly unique that not only art fans but everybody
should see at least one of his works. His work on still-life and landscape
figures all carry one specific quality about them that right away can be
depicted as one of his pieces. Botero is known for his style of painting and sculpting
his figures to be “fat”. His abstract work includes choosing specific colors,
shapes, and especially sizes of objects he is working with. I feel that Botero’s
work is compelling because there was never really anything like it before. His robust
and inflated art pieces are often created for a humorous purpose, however some
of his works give important political and social criticisms. One of my favorite pieces from him is the Mona Lisa. Botero takes arguably one of the most influential works of art coming from one of the most influential artist in history and simply paints a more voluptuous/fat version. Fernando Botero is
an artist who truly goes against the grain when creating his art. Known as “the
most Colombian of Columbian artists” Botero was able to bring a new style of
art to the table that everyone needs to see.
"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." – Fernando Botero
The
website: http://www.fernandobotero.com/biography.shtml
gives about everything you need to know about Fernando Botero. This includes a
biography, Art Pieces, books, films, ect. The page talks about his “distinctive
style of smooth inflated shapes with unexpected shifts in scale…” Botero is represented
as a great influential artist whose paintings, sculptures and drawings are
exhibited all around the world.
https://www.artsy.net/artist/fernando-botero/works
The website posted here goes further into the works of art Botero has created. This
includes all of his sculptures, paintings, drawings, and even his work on
paper. The website gives detailed descriptions on the time the piece was made, the
exact name of the piece, and also what gallery the work of art is located in.
This
last article http://theculturetrip.com/south-america/colombia/articles/the-art-of-fernando-botero-colombia-s-most-colombian-artist/
talks more in depth of the style Botero uses. The article mentions how Botero
was influenced by the naturalist portraiture Diego Velasquez’ work. Botero
developed a style that was both an artistic tradition altered to his
specifications. The page talks about his importance in contemporary art and how
he made his own clean, distinct and unwavering style of art with both substance and
meaning.