I was really excited to visit the Museo de Botero in Bogota. The maestro, Fernando Botero, is one of my favourite living artists. Botero is one of Colombia’s proudest citizens, and a living legend in Colombia. Walk right in. We’ve been waiting for you. Botero’s recent 80th birthday celebration in Medellin included the unveiling of [...]
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A Jail I Want to Be In! The Museo Nacional Colombia
What other national museum do you know of is housed in a former jail? I guess fittingly, considering Colombia’s violent history, the Museo Nacional Colombia (National Museum) is beautifully showcased within the confines of a former jail. Are you thinking it’s as drab and boring as a jail? You’d be wrong; now follow along. [...]
Bogota Graffiti Part 2: The Art Safari
The Bogota graffiti scene has truly blown me away. There’s fantastic pieces of street art in every neighbourhood on everything from construction site murals to tags on lamp posts. I earlier took a Bogota Bike Tour to see some of central Bogota’s best pieces. They were spectacular. This sparked my interest to go into full-on graffiti [...]
Graffiti Bogota: A Bike Tour of Bogota’s Graffiti
The graffiti Bogota presides over within (and covering) it’s concrete jungle walls is truly spectacular. I caught the graffiti bug when I was traveling and trading in Brazil, and this has carried over throughout my travels. Rio de Janeiro has some of the world’s greatest graffiti, and I was truly entranced by it while there. [...]
Botero Exhibition in Medellin: Via Crusis La Pasion de Cristo
The latest Botero exhibition by Medellin’s maestro artist is currently on display at the Museo de Antioquia in Medellin. Via Crusis: La Pasion de Cristo, or The Stations of the Cross: The Passion of Christ was first exhibited in New York before arriving in Medellin. This Botero exhibition is a special one, for it celebrates [...]
Botero Statues in Medellin, Colombia
The two most famous living sons of Medellin are both named Botero: Santiago and Fernando. I am a big fan of both Boteros. Santiago, for his other-worldly feats on a bicycle, and Fernando for his other-worldly feats with bronze, and a paintbrush. My incredible skills have been demonstrated to you beautiful people through the many [...]
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