Historia de la pintura y el grabado en Antioquia

Rigorous and methodical in its conception, this anecdotic, entertaining, and illustrated tome presents for the first time a detailed look at the artistic career of this disciplined and talented Latin American painter and sculptor. Botero's followers will explore the history of his life, his personal beliefs, and the magic enclosed in the characteristic proportions of his work. Riguroso y metódico en su concepción este tomo anecdótico, divertido y ilustrado presenta por primera vez una vista detallada de la carrera artística del pintor y escultor mas disciplinada y talentosa de América...

The present exhibition organized in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence 1810-1822 and examines the use of the word and image in the battle for American Independence. One of the main achievements of Independence put into circulation was a set of ideas and language that the possibility of a different social order in imagery and word. With Independence there was a shift from loyalty to the king to Independence, it was necessary to define who and how to govern, to produce a new legitimacy and thus a different language and imagery with which one could say and understand the new...

The book examines the outstanding characteristics of the artistic production of artist Lucy Tejada Saenz (b. Colombia 1920) during the 1950's. These texts written for her individual exhibitions or highlighting her participation in collective competitions, represent formal interpretations of the "feminine" condition of her art and the formal and conceptual transformations of the work produced during this period.

"Catalogue of an exhibition that celebrated the 40th version of the Salón Nacional de Artistas, presenting a retrospective review of the modern history of art in Colombia, and how the political and social transformations and changes have been linked to the local art production. First organized in 1940 as part of the cultural policies during the historic period known as La Republica Liberal (1930-1946), the Salón became a consolidated cultural space that now allows a better understanding of the art production in Colombia of the second half of the 20th century. Includes works by participant...