Botero’s Most Important Sculptures And Works In Colombia

Fernando Botero is the most international artist in Colombia. A creator recognized throughout the world and who, in fact, lives practically all the time outside his country. However, in his native Colombia are some of his masterpieces. Especially in two cities: in his native Medellín and also in the capital, Bogotá. There we will travel virtually to see his great creations.

Botero in Medellin

Fernando Botero was born in Medellín in 1932. And although today he lives longer in Italy, Monaco or New York, the truth is that he always maintains contact with his birthplace.

Although he is not physically present, it is undeniable that his legacy is always present in the form of sculptures and paintings of enormous value and also enormous presence, one of the characteristics of his art. We are going to go to the two places in Medellín where we can discover Botero’s masterpieces:

Botero Square

Medellín is considered one of the most modernized cities in Colombia and, without a doubt, spaces such as the wide Plaza Botero contribute to this. It is a place that becomes the best urban setting to house some of the best and most emblematic sculptures by Fernando Botero.

In total, there are more than twenty works donated by the author himself to his city. There are fabulous creations such as Adam and Eve , or a Reclining Woman , a Cat , a Roman Soldier , a Horse …

Thus, up to 23 figures that perfectly portray the entire creative universe of Botero. And also his peculiar style, which critics have called ‘boteromorphism’. A style that is not only seen, but all its value and sensuality is appreciated when touching the pieces. Do not touch these works of art!

The Museum of Antioquia

The second place in Medellín where you can enjoy some of the best creations of this author is the Museum of Antioquia, which is in front of the previous square. There you can take advantage to see the graphic and pictorial work of Botero. We are talking about a total artist who has worked during his long life both in the art of sculpture and in painting or illustration.

Botero in Bogotá

And if your hometown can boast of having a magnificent repertoire of Fernando Botero’s work, the country’s capital cannot complain either. So, if you travel to Bogotá, you should not miss two places where you can discover the work of the most famous artist in Colombia.

The National Museum

Of all the places in Colombia where Botero’s works are kept, this is surely the best space to get to know the artist before he was a great figure on the international scene. Various paintings and drawings of a young Botero are kept here, in which we can somehow already sense the greatness that was to come later.

And likewise, the artist also donated to the National Museum a series of paintings made at the beginning of the 20th century, in which he wanted to show how Colombia had suffered a very long and interminable civil war that, fortunately, has already ended.

The Botero Museum

However, if we talk about Botero’s donations to a Colombian museum, then we have to talk about the museum that bears his name. A place where, of course, various works of his are admired, both pictorial and small-size sculptures made of both marble and bronze.

His collection includes names such as Renoir, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Dalí or Francis Bacon So, thanks to him, Bogotá can boast of having one of the most valuable collections of 19th and 20th century art in all of South America.

In short, an inexcusable appointment on any trip to the Colombian capital. Neither more nor less than we can take a walk through the highest quality figurative art through the tastes and knowledge of one of the most prestigious current creators on the planet: Fernando Botero.