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Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

'A way of celebrating presence': What Botero's rotund remakes of classical masterpieces tell us about art history

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'A way of celebrating presence': What Botero's rotund remakes of classical masterpieces tell us about art history

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Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago
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Colombian artist Fernando Botero's joyful paintings reimagine historic European art. What does his singular vision reveal about art history and Latin America's place in it?
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    That it can be absolutely hilarious?

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    I don’t paint fat women

    — Fernando Botero

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    Finally, art I can relate to.

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    Boteros art is fun and enjoyable

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