Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero - Via Crucis (via crucis)

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In 2012, Fernando Botero donated his series Via Crucis to the Museo de Antioquia in Medellín. Now, on the occasion of his 90th anniversary, he wanted to turn that masterpiece into an artistic edition that pays homage to the people of Colombia. This is the book of artist who connects the history of art with the memory of the Master. A limited and numbered edition of 2,998 copies that includes the complete series of 34 drawings and 27 paintings (61 works in total) in which the Master shows his personal interpretation of the Christian Way of the Cross. Botero's involvement is present in every detail of this artist's book, created in collaboration with the Museo de Antioquia, presented in a display case. Made of methacrylate with a removable side frame, in a passionate red color and the artist's embossed signature, it allows access to the two volumes. An open window dedicated to the greatness of the Colombian Master's art. The Art Book includes the 34 drawings from the series reproduced with absolute fidelity to the originals, done in pencil and watercolor on paper. Each drawing is accompanied by a quote from the Bible, printed on red semi-transparent paper. The cover of this bilingual edition, in Spanish and English, is an unpublished image, printed on canvas: a silhouetted detail of the oil painting Near the Cross (2010), belonging to the artist's private collection. The key aspects of Botero's work are analysed in detail in the articles compiled in the Book of Studies. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former Director General of UNESCO, shows the artist's great contribution to the universalisation of culture and art, and David Ebony, an American critic, reviews the keys to Boterism. As exceptional collaborators of the Museo de Antioquia, its general director, María del Rosario Escobar, offers us a panoramic view of the transformation of Medellín and Botero's role in this change. And Camilo Castaño, curator of the museum, takes us on a tour of the artist's work and analyzes the series in depth, especially each of the 34 drawings.