I follow politics very closely. I read several newspapers every day. Fernando Botero closelydayfollow Change image and share on social
People say, 'What a discipline, painting so much.' I say, 'No, I love it.' Nothing amuses me as much as my work. To have discipline would be not to paint. Fernando Botero amusedisciplinelove Change image and share on social
Nobody ever told me, 'Art is this.' This was good luck in a way because I would have had to spend half of my life forgetting everything that I had been told, which is what happens with most students in schools of fine arts. Fernando Botero artfineforget share on social
I love my country, and it hurts not to be able to see my country, as I did for so many years. I hope that I will one day be able to live in a peaceful Colombia. Fernando Botero colombiacountryday Change image and share on social
There's nothing more superficial to do than to paint a beautiful woman. The most beautiful portraits in art were of ugly women. If you paint Brigitte Bardot, it's a disaster. Sunsets, you have to stay away from sunsets. You paint a sunset, you are in great danger. Fernando Botero artbardotbeautiful share on social
I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing. Fernando Botero artcuriosityimprovise Change image and share on social
Art is always an exaggeration in some sense; in color, in form, even in theme, etc... but it has always been this way. It is the same with the nature of some works by Giotto or Massacio, or the color of life as expressed by Van Gogh. Fernando Botero artcolorexaggeration share on social
Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive. Fernando Botero arenabullbullfight Change image and share on social
Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter's identity, his style, his conviction, and then color is just a gift to the drawing. Fernando Botero colorconvictiondraw Change image and share on social
