I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much. Fernando Botero deathleavelove Change image and share on social
In a photo, you just do a click, but in art you have to put in so much energy. This concentration of energy and attention says something that other media cannot say. Fernando Botero artattentionclick Change image and share on social
I was drawing a mandolin, and I made the sound hole very small, which made the mandolin look gigantic. I saw that making the details small made the form monumental. So in my figures, the eyes, the mouth are all small, and the exterior form is huge. Fernando Botero detaildrawexterior share on social
I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting. Fernando Botero lifepaintsculptor Change image and share on social
All the animals I've painted always have a relationship with man. I have been told that part of the knowledge of the human anatomy comes from animals. Fernando Botero anatomyanimalhave 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
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
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
