Las esculturas de fernando botero biography

Fernando Botero Angulo 19 April — 15 September [ 3 ] was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. He began creating sculptures after moving to Paris in , achieving international recognition with exhibitions around the world by the s. He sold his first painting for two pesos , thanks to a merchant who allowed him to display it in the window of his shop.

Fernando botero age

He used the money he was paid to attend high school at the Liceo de Marinilla de Antioquia. Botero's work was first exhibited in , in a group show along with other artists from the region. Young Botero also worked as a newspaper illustrator to support his artistic interests and before attending San Fernando Academy. In , using his gallery earnings, Botero sailed to Europe.

He arrived in Barcelona and then moved on to Madrid. In , Botero moved to Paris, where he spent most of his time in the Louvre , studying the works there. He lived in Florence from to , studying the works of Renaissance masters. He had more than 50 exhibitions in major cities worldwide, and his work commands selling prices in the millions of dollars.

Around , Botero made his first attempts to create sculptures. A notable example during this time was Small Head Bishop in , a sculpture painted with great realism. The material was too porous, so he abandoned this method. The resulting explosion killed 23 people and injured more; the perpetrators were never identified. In , Botero exhibited a series of 27 drawings and 23 paintings dealing with the violence in Colombia from through