Fernando Botero, Painter of Retards
An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it. – Fernando Botero, 1932-20??
Fernando Botero Angulo is totally famous — so famous, in fact, he calls himself “the most Colombian of Colombian artists”. He’s so proud of his Colombian heritage, he dropped his last name and moved to France! In 2005, he gained public recognition by exploiting the Abu Ghraib slumberparty. I love his art in a way that makes me a bad person.
He paints stocky people with large foreheads (aka fivehead), beady eyes, and blank expressions. Now, I’m not saying he’s obsessed with Down’s Syndrome. I’m just strongly suggesting it.
My first YouTube. Be Gentle. Music by Mindless Self Indulgence.
Further Reading: Wikipedia – Artchive.com – Making Fat Fun – Life Goes On (Botero’s fave sitcom)
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Oh, shnit! Girl made a YouTube!
The 'Goose
May 19, 2008 at 8:01 am
Niiiiiiiice. I have been boterotained this day.
The 'Goose
May 19, 2008 at 9:22 am
Soy and I saw this guy on a BBC documentary over the weekend. They kept praising him for his creative use of fat people. I couldn’t get over how much they looked like mongoloids. Apparently, only you and I care, Goose.
So, what’s new with you?
The Bagel of Everything
May 19, 2008 at 9:38 am
Look, if anyone cares about retards being posterized, it’s me. More paintings of retards, plz. Also, Bagel, color that damn thing and send it to me. Gimme now.
keywork.
May 19, 2008 at 9:45 am
No. Can’t.
I colored it half way and it looks like shit.
The Bagel of Everything
May 19, 2008 at 9:48 am
Ok then.
keywork.
May 19, 2008 at 10:07 am
Art on demand is hard for me. I won’t forget that you need a new banner. When I get an inspiration, I promise to hook you up.
Or you could jsut color it in yourself in paint.
The Bagel of Everything
May 19, 2008 at 10:10 am
I’m lazy. So I put up what you gave me.
keywork.
May 19, 2008 at 10:17 am
That’s a raccoon penis bone on the shield. I prolly should have told you that before.
The Bagel of Everything
May 19, 2008 at 10:19 am
I know.
keywork.
May 19, 2008 at 10:23 am
Bagel: I’m just busy being in the wrong place all the time, namely work. Also laughing at mongoloids named Lisa.
(I think the banner kicks a lot of retarded ass.)
The 'Goose
May 19, 2008 at 10:41 am
This stuff is pretty absurd.
Soylent Ape
May 19, 2008 at 4:51 pm
they all look like my Nana.
capricorn1966
May 19, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Key: But do you know who’s it is? I hear Laurie was quite the feral plaster caster in her day.
Goose: Twas just a draft. You should color it in for him.
Soy: I think he prefers the term “abstract.”
Cappy: Even the guys with the mustaches and weird patchy body hair?
The Bagel of Everything
May 19, 2008 at 5:27 pm
The only thing my short fat Italian Nana didn’t have was hair. The first thing I thought of when I saw those legs and arms was, Nana. The you tube lady looks like her, though. She really didn’t look like a man.
capricorn1966
May 19, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Hey, is that the guy who does all those horrible paintings of people at restaurants that are at the mall?
SEO Hack
May 19, 2008 at 7:06 pm
“Now, I’m not saying he’s obsessed with Down’s Syndrome. I’m just strongly suggesting it.”
i guess you paint what you know, right?
SEO Hack
May 19, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I’m on it.
The 'Goose
May 20, 2008 at 9:55 am
Hooray for coloring!
Check out the LolFeed for this post. Hehehehe
(If ya’ll don’t remember, lolfeeds are our post titles automatically captioned onto random cat photos)
The Bagel of Everything
May 20, 2008 at 10:33 am
OMG! I laughed my fucking ass off!!!
Bee
May 20, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Thanks, Bee! Glad somebody liked it!
The Bagel of Everything
May 20, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I was going to say yesterday that genital torment cat? Is tormenty. Then The Man came to oppress me and I forgot. On account of the short-term memory. I should start wearing a sign. “I won’t remember shit. No, srsly.”
The 'Goose
May 21, 2008 at 9:23 am
Stupid Man. Dogwood.
keywork.
May 21, 2008 at 10:19 am
Don’t mind him. He’s got the Tourette’s.
The 'Goose
May 21, 2008 at 10:40 am
LOL…well done Bagel…love the repeat crotch shots…and the retarded song was a nice touch.
Freddy
May 22, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I fucking love mindless self indulgence, though faggot is my favorite song.
Love Bites
May 23, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Faggot is a great song, but I don’t know if I can be friends with anyone who likes it more than I Hate Jimmy Page.
The Bagel of Everything
May 24, 2008 at 11:49 am
oh, love this stuff.
i’m going to hell, too, apparently.
i’ve had this piece in my favorites on DA for years now:
http://ariokh.deviantart.com/art/Chronicles-of-a-Retard-4327192
love it.
dana the imp
June 13, 2008 at 4:48 pm