Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) [3] was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. [4] His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political …

Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932, Medellín, Colombia—died September 15, 2023, Monaco) was a Colombian artist known for his paintings and sculptures of inflated human and animal shapes. As a youth, Botero attended a school for matadors …

Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. Born in Medellín, 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.

Sep 15, 2023 · Colombian artist Fernando Botero died in September 2023. Known for his bloated paintings and sculptures of people and animals, learn about his art and life.

Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist with a penchant for voluminous characters and an explosive color palette. His signature style, known as “Boterismo”, depicts people and figures...

Born in Medellín, Colombia in 1932, Maestro Fernando Botero was one of the world’s most recognized living artists of our time. With his first paintings and drawings inspired by Gustave Doré’s engravings of the Divine Comedy, and posters of bullfights, Botero held his first exhibition in Bogota, Colombia in 1951, and in 1952 he won second ...

Sep 15, 2023 · Botero is South America's best known, and best loved, living artist. A figurative painter and sculptor, his style - known throughout the world of art as "Boterismo" - is instantly recognizable for its exuberant and sensuous volumetric form.

Jan 31, 2025 · Fernando Botero Angulo, born on April 19, 1932, in Medellín, Colombia, was an iconic artist renowned for his unique style characterized by exaggerated proportions. Botero's journey into art began quite unexpectedly; he initially attended matador school but left to pursue a …

Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist 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.

Sep 19, 2023 · Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who died last week, was looked down upon by the art world intelligentsia. Nonetheless, he had a massive global visibility and commercial success.