1. Fernando Botero
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2. Table Of Contents
Background
Information
Where he studied
Examples Of Art
Significant Events
Style of Art
Works Cited

3. Background Information
• Born in Colombia in 1932 (1)
• He is a sculptor and a painter (1)
• In 1948, when he was 16, Botero’s 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
– 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
– He unveiled his “ Abu Ghraib ” 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
– He studied in Madrid, Spain, at the Academy of
San Fernando
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6. Style Of Art
• Style of Art
– Sculpture and painting
– Uses the style Boterismo
– Larger people paintings
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7. Examples Of Art
• Examples of art
– http://www.friendsofart.net/en/art/fernandobotero/mona-lisa
– Larger people
– Famous events
–Examples of artwork
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8. Works Cited
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Works Cited:
http://www.biography.com/people/fernando-botero-241190
Biographies
http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=fernando_botero
Background Info
https://www.google.com/#q=What+type+of+art+is+Fernando+Botero's%3F
Images
http://www.friendsofart.net/en/art/fernando-botero/mona-lisa Art work
http://www.olo-art.com/Fernando-Botero-Art-Oil-Painting-On-Canvas-1131 Art
work
http://www.oceansbridge.com/artist-lists/fernando-botero/ Art Work
http://www.gomadrid.com/museums/bellas-artes.html Art Work