Fernando Botero: El Maestro

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The Museum of Latin American Art is honored to present the exhibition Fernando Botero: The Master, as part of the celebration of his more than uninterrupted 60 years as a unique creator and fundamental figure of the XX Century, pioneer of figurative art through his incomparable approach to the exaltation of form, volume, and beauty.

Master Botero is a poet of the daily life and a multifaceted author that has influenced generations since the start of his career in his hometown of Medellin, Colombia, until he achieved international recognition.

His research of forms and volumes, together with the harmony of colors, first in his paintings and then in his monumental sculptures, made it possible for his style to acquire an aesthetic category of its own, known as Boterismo.

The exhibition is presented in dialogue with the monumental sculpture Reclining Woman (2007), which graces the Museum entrance and works as a starting point towards the discovery of an artist who has always preserved the essence of his Latin American roots and elevated them to an international language.

We invite you to explore his artistic trajectory through selected artworks that are part of the MOLAA Collection and the Botero private collection; an intimate and personal journal that explores the artistic creations of the Maestro and, at the same time, reveals his influences, contributions, motivations, and working methods.

This tribute is a small tribute to a Latin American artist that has made an invaluable contribution to international art and cultural ties as an element of transformation and change.