Fernando Botero: Voorbij de vormen
BAM Mons & Snoeck 2021
€29,00
This catalogue, which is published on the occasion of Fernando Botero’s first Belgian exhibition, offers an overview of the entire career of the Colombian artist. With his original, recognizable style, he gives shape to the most diverse subjects and themes, all of which are discussed in this book. Five unpublished essays by international specialists offer equal perspectives on Botero’s work. They shed new light on a richly varied image repertoire, which is already part of our collective imagination, but at first sight seems to escape the usual codes of modern painting.
‘Beyond the forms’ and without clinchers, we become acquainted with an oeuvre whose great freedom of form goes hand in hand with the mastery of traditional techniques.
Botero’s apparent simplicity is the result of his thorough study of art history and folk culture. His choice for the figurative and his striving to create an oeuvre accessible to everyone stems from an unremitting reflection on the art of his time and its role in society.
This richly illustrated book provides the keys to fully enjoying Botero’s unique velvet shapes and colors – a beauty that we never tire of. IN DUTCH!
ISBN: 9789461617033
