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
An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it. Fernando Botero adoptartistattempt 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
You paint what you know best; what you went through as a teenager and child. My world is the one I got to know in Medellin; I never paint anything else other than that. Fernando Botero childmedellinpaint Change image and share on social
Expression without culture is flat. Many artists come out of art school and start doing things that don't last. They are audacious because of ignorance. They are irresponsible. Fernando Botero artartistaudacious Change image and share on social