The art of Fernando Botero

Juan Carlos Botero

ISBN: 978-84-940325-8-5

Year: 2013

Pages: 240

Illustrations: 80

Binding: in paperback

Size: 17 x 24 cm

Published by: Madrid, El Viso Editions

Through this biography, Juan Carlos Botero (Colombia, 1960) reveals the aesthetics of his father, Fernando Botero, explaining its universality while introducing us to a body of work whose purpose is to create beauty and generate pleasure. This book deciphers the career of the sculptor and painter who created his own style, characterized by voluminous figures and voluptuous forms. His relevance, as Juan Carlos Botero demonstrates, is due to his work capacity, his mastery of different techniques, his richness of characters, and an output rooted in the great traditions of universal painting, particularly the Italian Renaissance, as his art delights us and transcends borders. The book explores the themes that comprise Botero's work, the different stages of his creative process, his aesthetic convictions, and the variety of techniques he masterfully uses (sculpture, painting, and drawing). This biography is amply illustrated with a magnificent selection of works that best define Botero's art.