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Abu Ghraib Horrors by Botero
Came across the chilling works of Colombian artist Fernando Botero last night. A friend at Berkeley University forwarded me this link that led me to the moving images of the recent paintings by Botero called Abu-Ghraib
Botero, 73, is the modern master of Latin American art. His cheerful magical-realist paintings are well-acclaimed in the West and feature in major museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
February 23rd, 2007 at 11:57 am
These are stunning. I think they are more startling than the original photographs.
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Indeed these are more startling because they bring forth the artist’s vision, his repulsion and bitter politcal commentary on this ugly aspect of our contemporary world.