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Fernando Botero Angulo (born April 19,1932) is a Colombian 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 1958ernando Botero was born in Medellín,
Antioquia, Colombia, South America, where the Catholic church adopted
the Baroque style. Throughout his childhood, Botero was isolated from
traditional art presented in museums and other cultural institutes. He
lost his father at the age of 4.
In 1944, after going to a Jesuit school, Botero's uncle sent him to a
school for matadors for two years.
In 1948, at the age of 16, Botero published his first illustrations in
the Sunday supplement of the El Colombiano daily paper and used the
money he received to pay for his high school education at the Liceo de
Marinilla de Antioquia. 1948 was also the year Botero first exhibited,
along with other artists from the region.
From 1949 to 1950, Botero worked as a set designer, before moving to
Bogotá in 1951. His first one-man show occurred at the Galería Leo Matiz
in Bogotá, a few months after his arrival. In 1952, Botero travelled
with a group of artists to Barcelona, where he stayed only briefly
before moving on to Madrid.
In Madrid, Botero studied at the Academia de San Fernando.[5] In 1952,
he traveled to Bogotá, where he had a personal exhibit at the Leo Matiz
gallery. Later that year, he won the ninth edition of the Salón de
Artistas Colombianos.
In 1953, Botero moved to Paris, where he spent most of his time in the
Louvre. He lived in Florence, Italy from 1953 to 1954, studying the
works of Renaissance masters
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