Fernando Botero quotes
Fernando Botero was a Colombian artist and sculptor, famous for his signature style of depicting subjects in exaggerated, voluminous forms. Distinctive works of painting and sculpture made him one of Latin America’s best-known contemporary artists. He explored themes of political criticism, satire, and everyday life in his art. Here are 6 of his quotes:
My subject matter is Colombia and it has always been Colombia; I lived many years in New York, in Paris, and I have never had the feeling to paint an American or a French subject matter. The thing is that the art - and the artist - must have roots in his own land, in his own life: my life is in Colombia, and my land is Colombia. Now, of course, the language that you use to express the subject matter must be universal: the composition, the colour, the balance, etc. In this sense, subject must be local, but the language must be universal, in order to touch any human being in the world...
Fernando Botero