The painter and sculptor, whose work was featured in museums and public places around the world, was known for his signature “Boterismo” style.
. His art featured whimsical depictions of life in Colombia and later tackled more serious subjects, including the decades-long drug war in his native country and the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
“My popularity has to do with the divorce between modern art, where everything is obscure, and the viewer who often feels he needs a professor to tell them whether it’s good or not,” Botero . “I believe a painting has to talk directly to the viewer, with composition, color and design, without a professor to explain it.”
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