CHRISTIAN PADILLA
Padilla has written three books on the work of Fernando Botero:
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Fernando Botero. La búsqueda del estilo: 1949-1963. Editorial Proyecto Bachué, Bogotá. 2012.
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El Joven Maestro. Botero, obra temprana: 1948 - 1963. Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, 2018.
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Botero. The search for style: 1948-1963. Skira Editore, Milan. 2020.
He also curated an important exhibition on the early period of Botero titled "El joven Maestro. Botero, obra temprana: 1948-1963" [The Young Master. Botero, early work: 1948-1963].
As an expert in the works of Fernando Botero, Padilla has also been consulted as an advisor in several projects about the artist.
Book launch and conversation with Fernando Botero. January 22 2013.
Press release. Fernando Botero. La búsqueda del estilo. 1949-1963. Editorial Proyeccto Bachué, 2012.
Guided tour of the exhibition "El joven Maestro. Botero, obra temprana: 1948-1963". August 2018.















