Fernando Botero

On The Beach
Water Colour on Paper, 41 x 31 cm

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About the artwork

Softly tone and styled in vintage appropriations, Fernando Botero’s ‘On the Beach’ is a snapshot of an ordinary day at the beach, warmed by the sand and sun and placated further by the tepid blue waves that frame it. In characteristic style, however, the subjects of the artist’s creations are anything but expected; Straying wildly from assumed inclinations towards bikini clad midriffs and long legs is the primary subject of a full figured woman, resplendent in her nudity and exuding beauty rippling with confidence. The posture of the subject and the fruit in her hand are reminiscent of more classical formative sensibilities, with a single fruit often significant of the apple, and the temptation of Eve. Combined with the alluring directness of the woman’s gaze into the viewer, a subtle sensuality is implied, but is understated in the ordinary, that surrounds the other subjects and apparent commonplace nature of the scenery in context. Such contradiction of assumption places the viewer into a state of intrigue and appreciation in spite of their established norms of beauty.



About the artist

Born in 1932 in Medellin, Colombia, Fernando Botero is an artistic living legend of our times. A prolific artist and creator of the signature style ‘Boterismo’, the artist’s rounded musings have made him a global figure in the contemporary art world, and the artistic ambassador of Colombian pursuit. Rounded from convention, distinctive in spite of the commonplace, and tied to Colombian history and heritage - his curvaceous forms have reached monumental heights, and are collected by major museums, corporations and private collectors all over the world, including the United States, Korea, and Mexico City, to name a few.

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