Boterismo

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Boterismo is a distinctive artistic style characterized by exaggerated, voluminous forms and figures, most famously used by Colombian artist Fernando Botero.

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Boterismo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic style ⓘ
pictorial style ⓘ
sculptural style ⓘ
appliedIn drawing ⓘ
painting ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
associatedWith Latin American art ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ
modern art ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Colombia ⓘ
createdBy Fernando Botero ⓘ
hasCharacteristic apparent naivety masking complexity ⓘ
calm facial expressions ⓘ
clear contours ⓘ
emphasis on mass and weight ⓘ
emphasis on volume over anatomical realism ⓘ
exaggerated forms ⓘ
formal balance ⓘ
inflated proportions ⓘ
ironic tone ⓘ
often humorous tone ⓘ
recognizable personal style ⓘ
repetition of archetypal figures ⓘ
rounded shapes ⓘ
satirical potential ⓘ
sense of monumentality ⓘ
smooth surfaces ⓘ
static poses ⓘ
stylized distortion of animals ⓘ
stylized distortion of objects ⓘ
stylized distortion of the human body ⓘ
use of bright colors ⓘ
use of flat areas of color ⓘ
voluminous figures ⓘ
influencedBy Fernando Botero’s interest in volume ⓘ
Italian Renaissance art ⓘ
Mexican muralism ⓘ
pre-Columbian sculpture ⓘ
namedAfter Fernando Botero ⓘ
perceivedAs instantly recognizable style ⓘ
signature style of Fernando Botero ⓘ
typicalSubject Latin American everyday life ⓘ
animals ⓘ
bullfighting scenes ⓘ
historical figures ⓘ
human figures ⓘ
nudes ⓘ
political themes ⓘ
portraits ⓘ
religious scenes ⓘ
still lifes ⓘ
usedFor exploration of beauty ideals ⓘ
exploration of power and violence ⓘ
political critique ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ

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