Word: botero
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...dried leaves of a South American holly—with hot water from a thermos. Unlike Nick, who has a dark, leathery complexion, Scalise is of a lighter cast, his wispy blonde hair framing a bright-eyed face that jerks about when addressed. He passes the gourd to Pablo Botero ’09, and like some religious victual, the pungent beverage slowly makes its rounds among the three. “Nothing illegal,” Snow assures upon surfacing from a deep sip through the steel straw...
...Encore has five restaurants, including Switch, which features a contemporary surf-and-turf menu but whose selling point is that its walls automatically change out like set decorations to give the room an entirely different look every so often. Impressive, if pointless. There's a steak place called Botero that displays works by the Colombian artist and a more modest joint called Café Society. We dined at Wynn's signature restaurant, Sinatra, named for ole you-know-who, a Wynn pal. If you like Sinatra's music, the restaurant is a calm, beautiful setting in which to enjoy...
...urbanizador es un apasionado de la pol?tica y el arte tanto como lo es de la construcci?n. En su rol de activo contribuyente del partido dem?crata, P?rez asesor? al presidente Bill Clinton en asuntos relacionados con Cuba. Su colecci?n de arte incluye trabajos de importantes maestros latinoamericanos como Fernando Botero, Frida Kahlo y Roberto Matta, y es promotor del arte en espacios p?blicos. En todo lo que hace, P?rez refleja su credo de que ?cada vez que realizas una actividad, no s?lo est?s defini?ndote a ti mismo sino que est?s definiendo el mundo que te rodea?. Y la arquitectura...
Several times in my life I have reconstructed my life through painting. That is why painting is so sacred to me. It saves me in my worst moments — FERNANDO BOTERO...
...these works as some of his most meaningful, and has donated them to the National Museum in Bogotá. Those paintings also draw criticism, however. "Most people said it was glorifying violence," he says. In 1995, Colombia's murky mixture of politics and gangsterism claimed a new victim: Botero's relationship with his eldest son, Fernando Botero Zea, a Harvard-educated politician who was Colombia's Defense Minister and a possible presidential contender. He was arrested on charges of accepting campaign funds for President Ernesto Samper from druglords and later convicted, spending nearly three years in jail. Devastated, Botero visited...