26 August 2006

Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero is a famous Colombian artist and was born in 1932. He is known by his paintings and sculptures of slightly obese figures (mostly people and animals).
This sculpture, called "Caballo" (Horse) was donated by the artist to Santiago and is located in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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4 comments:

  1. marjan hols reis photography8/27/2006 10:35 AM

    it is nice to sit behind the computer and learn things from other countries nice to see your pictures from chile

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  2. Anonymous8/27/2006 1:33 PM

    There've been a few Boteros on the daily photo blogs. Popular artist.

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  3. Xico Rocha8/27/2006 4:29 PM

    hace poco hicieron una exposicion de el en Brasil, en verdad es un artista.
    Rocha

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  4. Edulabbe8/28/2006 2:49 AM

    Yes, he is very popular and I reallly like his work.
    I've always thought that his obese people are thoughts-provoking.

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