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Article: Sculpting the baroque world of Fernando Botero.(Worldview)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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FERNANDO BOTERO born in 1932 is a sculptor, painter, and draftsman who depicts the comedy of human life--moving or wry, baroque in expression, sometimes with a mocking observation, sometimes with a deep, elementary emotion. Working in a broad range of media, Botero has created a world of his own, at once accessible and enigmatic, with a particular blend of violence and beauty. He has spent most of his years as an artist away from his native country, Colombia, but his art has maintained an uninterrupted link to Latin America.
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In fact, the key to understanding his work is to realize that his roots are in Medellin, and that his ...
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