With whimsical irony and a style reminiscent of the old masters, Fernando Botero (b.1932) began painting caricatured animals and corpulent bodies with disproportionate heads at a time when his contemporaries were fervently rejecting figurative work in favor of abstraction. More recently he has expanded into sculpture, creating delightful large-scale bronze works portraying the same sorts of voluminous figures he so loved to paint. Like the writings of Gabriel Garcia Marquez or the music of Astor Piazzola, Botero’s work has come to represent modern Latin American culture.

Details

Personalities

Botero Fernando

Type

Book

Place of publication

London

Publisher

TASCHEN

Year

2003

Number of pages

96 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9783822821299

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

709.203 Bot

Volumes

1

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