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Adamo<\/em> and Eva<\/em> by Fernando Botero, on display in Medell\u00edn in 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

Starting last week, some of Rome\u2019s public squares will feature the work of the late, great Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Botero a Roma<\/span><\/i> exhibition features eight large sculptures on display in the public spaces of Rome\u2019s historic center. The Fernando Botero Foundation is putting it on along with several Italian cultural organizations like Il Cigno Arte, Il Cigno GG Edizioni, and BAM Eventi d\u2019arte. The exhibition includes <\/span>Standing Man (Adamo)<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Standing Woman (Eva)<\/span><\/i><\/a> in the Piazza del Popolo, <\/span>Horse with Bridle<\/span><\/i><\/a> just off the Via del Corso, and <\/span>Cat<\/span><\/i><\/a> in front of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Lucina. <\/span>While his work is often remembered for its subjects\u2019 exaggerated voluptuousness, there\u2019s more to Botero than making things look fat. Botero explored the sensuality of their form by playing with the size and shape of people and animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Italy had special meaning for Botero, as he traveled there at age twenty following his first solo show in Bogot\u00e1. There, he studied the Italian Old Masters, combining their influence with the indigenous and colonial Spanish elements in his work. He would return to Italy in the 1970s, where he undertook new sculpture projects, which he exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris in 1977. Though he lived mainly in Paris and Monte Carlo, Botero also had a house in the Tuscan town of Pietrasanta. The town has long been known as the region’s cultural and artistic hub, particularly for sculptors. The area\u2019s marble quarries and those of nearby Carrara are considered some of the best in the world. Artists ranging from Michelangelo to Henry Moore have visited, worked in, and lived in Pietrasanta. One of the last sculptural shows for Botero\u2019s work before the ongoing Rome exhibition was held <\/span>in Pietrasanta to commemorate the artist\u2019s eightieth birthday in 2012<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other works are publicly viewable<\/span><\/a> at the <\/span>Terrazza del Pincio, the Largo dei Lombardi, the Piazza Mignanelli, and the Piazza San Silvestro. <\/span>The artist\u2019s daughter, Lina Botero, helped curate the exhibition. \u201cFrom every point of view, Italy was his second homeland, not only for the admiration he had for its art but the love he felt for what he also considered his homeland.\u201d Botero passed away last year at the age of 91, with his ashes buried in Pietrasanta. Therefore, the Botero a Roma<\/em> exhibition<\/span> seeks to continue his works\u2019 \u201cpermanent celebration of life\u201d. It does seem somewhat ironic, though. In a place so full of public monuments and sculptures, to draw attention with the addition of more public sculptures is an impressive feat. Botero’s monumental sculptures will be on display throughout Rome until October 1st.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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