Excerpts of Botero statements
“Colombia is a centre of my life. In America Latina the idea of family, the idea of friends is very strong – it is the basis of happiness of people – let’s say they have here this warmth that is very important.”
“The only reason for a painter to paint is to create his own world. The reality is already there – you don’t need to paint that. You need to paint a parallel thing, that is an intellectual reality. It is like poetry, music, literature, that exists in the mind of the artist and that people can enjoy.”
“I was very fortunate to have been invited to do exhibitions of my work in so many important capitals in the world, and at the same time they let me choose the places where the scupltures will be.When people touch my sculptures they participate in the emotions I put into them.”
|
Fernando Botero in Berlin, September 2007
Peter Schamoni and Fernando Botero in Berlin,
September 2007
|
