Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero seen the light of the world on 19th April, 1932 in Medellín, a columbian provincial centre,.

Already as a 12-year-old Fernando Botero discovered his love to the painting.

On account of his talent Fernando Botero could contribute a small part to the living of his family which lived in rather modest relations. He was proved as a designer and illustrator and put his works in Medellín to the show at the age of 16 years.

Only some years later Fernando Botero, after a short stay went in Bogota, to Europe.

Since end of the 70s Fernando Botero devoted himself more and more to the sculptures and sculptural figures.

Today his art style is world-renowned and the representation of his works and sculptures reflects own kind of aesthetics again. In his works the people which correspond in the normal life rather to the beauty ideal of the today's time are shapelessly shown thickly and.

In 2006 Fernando Botero excited big sensation with the paintings which drew the attention of scandal of an infamous Iraqi of prison to the torture.