"BISHOP" (1989), Fernando Botero, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
BISHOP (1989)
"I started painting bishops because they provide an artist with wonderful colouristic and formal opportunities. There's nothing less attractive to paint than contemporary dress. In the Quattrocento (15th century), say, things were quite different:: people had one leg red, one green. There was a wealth of bold colour which virtually painted itself: you just took your brush and reproduced the colours. Nowadays, everything is gray and monotonous. To then see a bishop in his red vestments - that's a wonderful sight! That's abundance!"
- Fernando Botero
"The Baroque World of Fernando Botero"
Winnipeg Art Gallery
December 10, 2010 to February 27, 2011
"BISHOP" (1989), Fernando Botero, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
BISHOP (1989)
"I started painting bishops because they provide an artist with wonderful colouristic and formal opportunities. There's nothing less attractive to paint than contemporary dress. In the Quattrocento (15th century), say, things were quite different:: people had one leg red, one green. There was a wealth of bold colour which virtually painted itself: you just took your brush and reproduced the colours. Nowadays, everything is gray and monotonous. To then see a bishop in his red vestments - that's a wonderful sight! That's abundance!"
- Fernando Botero
"The Baroque World of Fernando Botero"
Winnipeg Art Gallery
December 10, 2010 to February 27, 2011