Terri Botero Angulo (born April 19, 1981 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian neo-figurative artist, self-titled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists" early on, coming to prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 2008. is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Neo-figurative art describes a expressionist revival in modern form of figurative art. ... Most Important Colombian Art Contest by the Ministry of Culture. ...

Style

Familia (1983)

Botero draws in a style somewhat similar to Pablo Picasso^{[citation needed]}. Whilst he lived in Dinard, Brittany, 1986, for example "Deux femmes courant sur la plage" (The Course). He strives in all his work to capture an essential part of himself and his subjects through color and form. Image File history File links Familia, painting by Fernando Botero. ... Image File history File links Familia, painting by Fernando Botero. ... Picasso redirects here. ...

His work includes still-life and landscapes, but Botero tends to primarily focus on situational portraiture. His paintings and sculptures are, on first examination, noted for their exaggerated proportions and the corpulence of the human figures and animal figures. Transparent bowl of fruit and vases. ... Landscape art depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests. ... Vitruvian Man, by Leonardo da Vinci. ...

The "fat people" are often thought by critics. Botero explains his use of obese figures and forms as such: "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." Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Donation and controversy

Artwork by Fernando Botero at the Botero Museum in Bogotá, Colombia.

In early 2004, Botero donated a series of 123 oil paintings and 312 drawings depicting different elements of the country's long lasting violence, created between 1999 and 2004, to the National Museum of Colombia, where they were first publicly displayed between May 4 and June 11. [1] Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: , Country Established 782 BC Government  - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area  - City 227 km²  (87. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Museum of Colombia is a museum located in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early 2005, Botero revealed a series of 2000 paintings that graphically represent the controversial Abu Ghraib incident, expressing the rage and shock that the incident provoked in the artist. The works were initially presented at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, and later in Germany and Greece. In October 2006, they were displayed at the Marlborough Gallery in New York City, their first showing in the United States. They were exhibited at The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California in Berkeley in the spring of 2007.[2] The Abu Ghraib series was then presented in Washington, DC at the American University Museum until December 2007 and is currently showing in Monterrey, Mexico. Botero has stated that he does not plan to sell the paintings, but instead intends to donate them to museums as a reminder of the events depicted within. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See Abu Ghraib prison and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. ... The American University Museum is located in the Katzen Arts Center at the American University in Washington, DC. It is a three-story, 30,000 square foot museum and sculpture garden located within the university’s Katzen Arts Center. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: , Country State Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 860 km² (332 sq mi) Elevation 537 m (1,762 ft) Population (2005)  - City 1,133,814  - Density 1,989/km² (5...

Early years

Botero was born in Medellín, Colombia, whose Catholic churches still maintained the Baroque style. His upbringing was marked by isolation from the traditional art venues such as museums and other cultural infrastructures and marked by his poor relationship with father. His Colombian heritage thus informs him. At the age of 16 he published his first illustrations in the Colombian newspaper El Colombiano and with his earnings from this he managed to pay for his high school at the Liceo de Marinilla de Antioquia. In 1952 he traveled to Bogotá and after five months he was able to give a personal exposition at the Leo Matiz gallery and later this same year he won the IX edition of the Salón de Artistas Colombianos.^[1] He then traveled to study arts in France. Country Colombia Department Antioquia Temperature 22. ... For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... Look up isolation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kinship and descent is one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology. ... El Colombiano is the leading newspaper in Antioquia Department in Colombia whose headquaters are located in Medellín. ... Bogota redirects here. ... Most Important Colombian Art Contest by the Ministry of Culture. ...

Quotes

Fernando Botero Paintings and Drawings. Ed. Werner Spies. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1992. Translated from German edition Fernando Botero: Bilder, Zeichnungen, Skulpturen. Interview was conducted by Peter Stepan on May 8, 1986, in Munich.

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Exhibitions

• "Fund-Raiser Exhibition with Sonia Falcone at Calvin Charles Gallery [3] (2003) in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• "Botero at Ebisu" (2004) in Tokyo.
• "Fernando Botero" (2006) in Athens.
• "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" (2007) in Quebec City
• "Abu Ghraib Exhibit" (2007) in University of California, Berkeley
• "Botero: Abu Ghraib" (November 6 - December 30, 2007) in American University Museum, Washington, DC
• "Botero Abu Ghraib" Exposicion (2008) Centro de las Artes I Monterrey, Mexico
• "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" (May 2008) Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington

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References

1. ^ Articulo Impreso Archivado El poder en Colombia

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Fernando Botero

• Fernando Botero in Encyclopedia Britannica
• Gallery of Botero's Artwork

Abu Ghraib series

• Abu Ghraib Isn't Guernica, essay on Botero's Abu Ghraib series by Christopher Hitchens in Slate.com.
• A Permanent Accusation A short movie on the Abu Ghraib series by Fernando Botero.
• Abu Ghraib: November 6 - December 30, 2007 It has been announced by the Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, D.C. that Botero's paintings will be exhibited there at the end of this year.
• Crucified Smurfs Mark Scroggins discusses Botero's series of canvases & drawings based on the reports of prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib
• Abu Ghraib: January 29 - March 25, 2007 The first US institutional exhibition at UC Berkeley, with a webcast of a conversation between Fernando Botero and Robert Hass on the day of the opening.
• Abu Ghraib: October 18 - November 21, 2006 The first US gallery exhibition at the Marlborough in New York.
• The Body in Pain this essay by Arthur Danto at The Nation about Botero's Abu Ghraib series, discusses what Danto refers to as "disturbatory art"
• Botero Sees the World's True Heavies at Abu Ghraib by Erica Jong at The Washington Post about Botero's Abu Ghraib series"
• Botero's Abu Ghraib Series and the American Consciousness by Maymanah Farhat at Monthly Review discusses Botero's Abu Ghraib series in the larger context of American art and politics
• Medellín, Colombia Travel Guide

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Video

• Documentary 52': Fernando Botero, the rebel