The Baroque World of Fernado Botero

Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman who depicts the comedy of human life -- moving or wry, baroque in expression, sometimes with a mocking observation, sometimes with a deep, elementary emotion ...

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The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman who depicts the comedy of human life -- moving or wry, baroque in expression, sometimes with a mocking observation, sometimes with a deep, elementary emotion. Working in a broad range of media, Botero has created a world of his own, at once accessible and enigmatic, with a particular blend of violence and beauty. ASI will present 100 of his paintings, sculptures, and drawings, the first retrospective exhibition in the United States of Botero's work since 1978, and selected by Dr. John Sillevis, Curator of the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. Presented will be the best works from the several stages in his development as an artist. The exhibition follows Botero in his extensive studies of the history of European art, which he pursued in art museums across the continent. Another important theme illustrated in the exhibition is the glory and misery of contemporary life in Latin America.

 Fernando Botero, "First Lady," 1989, oil on canvas, private collection
   
Fernando Botero, "The President," 1989, oil on canvas, private collection  Fernando Botero, "Man on Horseback," 2001, chalk on paper, private collection  Fernando Botero, "Still Life, "1995, oil on canvas, private collection Fernando Botero, "Hand," 1985, bronze, private collection
Fernando Botero, "After Velazquez," 2005, oil on canvas, private collection  Fernando Botero, "The Widow," 1997, oil on canvas, private collection. Fernando Botero, Smoking Woman, 1987, bronze, private collection.
   

Dates: January 2007 – June 2011
 2007  January 27 - April 21 Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec (Canada)
   May 26 - August 19  San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, TX)
   September 15 - December 9 Oklahoma City Museum of Art (Oklahoma City, OK)
 2008  January 18 - February 24  Society of the Four Arts (Palm Beach, FL)
   March 15 - June 7    Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE)
   June 28 - September 21 New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA)
   October 18 - January 11, 2009 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (Memphis, TN)
 2009  January 31 -- May 3 Naples Museum of Art, (Naples, FL)
   May 23 - August 15     Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs, CO)
   September 12 - December 6  Bowers Museum of Art (Santa Ana, CA)
 2010  January 9 - April 4    St. Petersburg Museum of Art (St. Petersburg, FL)
   May 1 - July 25 Nevada Museum of Art (Reno, NV)
   August 21 - November 14               Glenbow Museum of Art (Calgary, Canada)
   December 4 - February 27, 2011 Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, Canada)
 2011  March 19 - June 12, 2011 Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, OH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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