Botero at the Brooks

Kelly, Chris and I attended the finale of Botero at the Brooks Museum. Tony and I are members and we aren't doing a very good job of using our membership. This is only the third time I've used it since buying the membership, and Tony hasn't even made it yet! Oh well, we have 9 more months to see if we remain members for the years to come. I really like the Botero exhibit. Botero's style was a little comical if you ask me. Fernando Botero grew up in poverty in Medellin, Columbia. He was born in 1932. There was no art museum in Medillin, so Botero learned about art through the church and whatever books or magazines he could find.  One of his major influences was Pablo Picasso. He financed his trips to Europe by local art exhibits. He the studied art in Europe that he only saw in books and magazines in Columbia. His style is to change the size of the human figure. This is why his people are so large but have small features. He thought this made them more important. 

We also got to participate in an exhibit by Colombian artist and activist Edwin Gil.  He had Colombian people paint their hands and put a print to make a Colombian flag. He had non-Colombians (us) paint their hands yellow and put a print and sign for around the flag. The project is called Home Sweet Home. He did the project once with the American flag and this is a representation for the Colombian flag. It is to promote peace to the land.