"My subject matter is Colombia and it has always been Colombia; I lived many years in New York, in Paris, and I have never had the feeling to paint an American or a French subject matter. The thing is that the art - and the artist - must have roots in his own land, in his own life: my life is in Colombia, and my land is Colombia. Now, of course, the language that you use to express the subject matter must be universal: the composition, the colour, the balance, etc. In this sense, subject must be local, but the language must be universal, in order to touch any human being in the worldâŚ"
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On staying with Colombia as his subject matter in âInterview: Fernando Boteroâ in TimeOut Shanghai (2016 Feb 25)
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Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 â 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor.
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