About the Artist
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is a figurative artist and sculptor from Medellín, Colombia. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume. Of his own affinity for these so-called "large figures" he said: "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." He is considered the most recognized and quoted living artists from Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Though he spends only one month a year in Colombia, he considers himself the "most Colombian artist living" due to his isolation from the international trends of the art world. The expressions and gestures of his subjects reflect a mystifyingly relatable humanity, and his warm tones and often humorous, pleasurable, or simply commonplace scenes give them a beguilingly endearing charm.
