Phrase by 'Fernando Botero'

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Art is important because when people start to forget, art reminds them what happened. Like 'Guernica.' People would not remember the tragedy of Guernica today if it were not for that painting.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  People , Art , Today , Painting


The only duty an artist has is in the quality of the art. There is no moral obligation to denounce. An artist confronted with a tremendous injustice sometimes feels inclined to say something. Denouncing the situation is the artist's choice.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  Sometimes , Art , Situation , Quality


An artist is born like a priest is born. If they are born an artist, I would tell them art is not a game: it is something very serious which completely requires everything you have to give.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  You , Game , Serious , Art


Art is always an exaggeration in some sense; in color, in form, even in theme, etc... but it has always been this way. It is the same with the nature of some works by Giotto or Massacio, or the color of life as expressed by Van Gogh.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  Life , Art , Nature , Color


My popularity has to do with the divorce between modern art, where everything is obscure, and the viewer who often feels he needs a professor to tell them whether it's good or not. I believe a painting has to talk directly to the viewer, with composition, color and design, without a professor to explain it.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  Good , Art , Believe , Painting


People say, 'What a discipline, painting so much.' I say, 'No, I love it.' Nothing amuses me as much as my work. To have discipline would be not to paint.

Author: Fernando Botero - Colombian Artist
  Love , Me , People , Work


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