3. Background Information
⢠Born in Colombia in 1932 (1)
⢠He is a sculptor and a painter (1)
⢠In 1948, when he was 16, Boteroâs paintings were first
exhibited (1)
⢠His work was inspired by pre- Colombian and Spanish colonial
art and the political murals of Mexican artist Diego Riveria (1)
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4. Significant events
⢠Significant events that affected his work
â Botero turned to the overtly political, exhibiting a
series of drawings and paintings focusing on the
violence in Colombia stemming from drug cartel
activities, in 2004
â He unveiled his â Abu Ghraib â series, based on
reports of American Military forces abusing
prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq
war, in 2005
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5. Where he studied
⢠Where the artist studied
â He studied in Madrid, Spain, at the Academy of
San Fernando
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6. Style Of Art
⢠Style of Art
â Sculpture and painting
â Uses the style Boterismo
â Larger people paintings
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7. Examples Of Art
⢠Examples of art
â http://www.friendsofart.net/en/art/fernandobotero/mona-lisa
â Larger people
â Famous events
âExamples of artwork
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