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Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Angulo was a Colombian painter and sculptor. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. He was considered the most recognized and quoted artist from Latin America in his lifetime, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world,…
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culture · Colombian painter and sculptor (1932–2023) · painter · sculptor · draftsperson · illustrator · architectural drafter · plastic artist · also Fernando Botero, Fernando Botero Angulo, Botero
Born 19 April 1932 · Died 15 September 2023 · Q272877
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2023· 11 entries
Voice of America: Colombian Painter, Sculptor Fernando Botero, Known for Inflated Forms, Dies at 91
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NPR: Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91
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The Art Newspaper: Fernando Botero, the Colombian artist beloved for his rotund figures, has died, aged 91
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NBC News: Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his plump figures, dies at age 91
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Yahoo: Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91
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Died 2023-09-15.
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Dallas Morning News: Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies at 91
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“El arte efímero es una expresión menor que no se puede comparar con la idea del arte concebido con el deseo de perpetuidad. Lo que mucha gente no entiende es que Picasso es un artista tradicional.”
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Botero died from complications of pneumonia on 15 September 2023, at age 91, in Monaco.
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“El arte no tiene ningún poder de mover nada. El arte tiene poder en el tiempo, de recuerdo y de testimonio.”
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2014· 1 entry
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2012· 1 entry
Received the International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
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2010· 1 entry
“After all this, I always return to the simplest things: still lifes.”
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2009· 1 entry
The Berkeley Art Museum acquired (as a gift from the artist) 56 paintings and drawings from the Abu Ghraib series, which can be seen online
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2008· 1 entry
Exhibited the works of his The Circus collection, featuring 20 works in oil and watercolor
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2007).
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2006· 1 entry
After having focused exclusively on the Abu Ghraib series for over 14 months, Botero returned to the themes of his early life such as the family and motherhood
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2005· 1 entry
Botero gained considerable attention for his Abu Ghraib series, which was exhibited first in Europe
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2004· 1 entry
Botero exhibited a series of 27 drawings and 23 paintings dealing with the violence in Colombia from 1999 through 2004
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2000· 1 entry
Botero donated 123 pieces of his work and 85 pieces from his personal collection to the Museo Botero in Bogotá, including works by Chagall, Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, and the French impressionists
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1999).
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1994· 1 entry
And in 1995, one of his statues, The Bird of Peace, was blown up in a bomb attack
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded Cruz de Boyaca (1977).
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1974· 1 entry
In a car accident when they were vacationing in Spain
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1973· 1 entry
Achieving international recognition with exhibitions around the world by the 1990s
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1964· 1 entry
Botero began living with Cecilia Zambrano
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1960· 2 entries
And, the following year, Botero moved to New York City, where he lived for a dozen years before settling in Paris
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They divorced in 1960 and, the following year, Botero moved to New York City, where he lived for a dozen years before settling in Paris.
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1958· 1 entry
Won the ninth edition of the Salón de Artistas Colombianos
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1953· 1 entry
Botero moved to Paris, where he spent most of his time in the Louvre, studying the works there
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1952· 1 entry
Using his gallery earnings, Botero sailed to Europe
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1948· 2 entries
In a group show along with other artists from the region
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Botero at the age of 16 had his first illustrations published in the Sunday supplement of El Colombiano, one of the most important newspapers in Medellín
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1944· 1 entry
Botero's uncle sent him to a school for matadors for two years
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-04-19.
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