Botero: how Mexico influenced his work

It is worth mentioning that among its greatest sources of inspiration was the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology, as well as The circus to which he once attended in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, from which his series The Circus emerged.

Some of Botero's works found in Mexico are sculpture 'Horse', located in the Mune de Monterrey Museum, as well as 'Man who walks'a sculpture made of white marble found in the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.

Exhibition in Fine Arts and the Curvy Squadron

Thanks to the relevance of Botero's art, The Palace of Fine Arts dedicated an entire exhibition to Boteroa retrospective of his work in 2012 to celebrate eight decades of life. Thus, this exhibition included more than 160 oils, watercolors and drawings, 11 bronze sculptures and 5 monumental works of the Colombian artist, which could be appreciated by the Mexican and foreign public.

More recently, in 2020, Botero's work was the incentive of a collective of Mexican women, known as 'The curvy squad', which took some of his paintings as a banner to create a social networks campaign called #40NACONBOTEROto raise awareness about the movement of 'Body Positive'Recognize the beauty of all types of bodies and fight cyberfobia bullying or overweight people suffer. Even the Bogotá Botero Museum from Unió to this great initiative.

More about Fernando Botero

Originally from Medellín, Colombia, Fernando Botero Angulo was An extraordinary sculptor, sculptor and cartoonistwhose characteristic style represented characters and figures with a large and exaggerated volume, reaching international recognition in the 1980s.

Considered as the most recognized Latin American artist, Some of his most famous works are 'The death of Pablo Escobar ',' Mona Lisa at age 12 ',' Self Portrait ',' The Dancers' and 'Dance in Colombia', Without leaving aside the series 'The Circus', Inspired by the experience he witnessed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero.