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Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian neo-figurative artist, self-titled “the most Colombian of Colombian artists” early on, coming to prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1959.

Abu Ghraib 50, 2005-image via www.hwaethwugu.com

Fernando Botero’s Abu Ghraib

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Hand, Madrid image via http://commons.wikimedia.org

Una Coppia, 1999 image via www.worldgallery.co.uk

He is an abstract artist in the most fundamental sense of the word, choosing what colors, shapes, and proportions to use based on intuitive aesthetic thinking. This being said, his works are informed by a Colombian upbringing and social commentary is woven throughout his work.

[Bio via Wikipedia  Entry]

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