Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Botero Horse


This is a Botero sculpture at the Barcelona airport. His paintings and sculptures are noted for their exaggerated proportions and the corpulence of the figures. I was going through my archives and noticed the lady in red, the red suitcase and the shop ... Happy Ruby Tuesday!!
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This is also part of my world as I get to see it everytime I am at the airport either picking someone up or going places... Click here for more shots of the world!!




Posted by at Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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38 comments:

  1. GattinaOctober 28, 2008 8:18 AM

    That reminds me of the Belgian farm horses ! My exposition was finished on Sunday evening. We had a lot of visitors, some paintings sold (not mine) but I got a lot of compliments for my flower decoration. Have you see them ?(on my photoblog) About the exposition I will post this week. I am very happy and satisfied with my new camera !!

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  2. DirkjogtOctober 28, 2008 8:47 AM

    I don't think our Belgian farm horses look like this one :-) Nice sculpture!

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  3. RobinOctober 28, 2008 8:50 AM

    I like Bottero's horses better than his people. The paintings of women always seem too much like holding up a funhouse mirror and accentuating my own flaws.

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  4. OmanOctober 28, 2008 9:19 AM

    Thank you for the wonderful tour. This 2nd week of meme really makes us appreciate the many places that we don't usually see or ever had a chance to visit like the one you showed me in this post. Hope you get to have time to check my world too. Another great job and more to come in the coming weeks.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2008 11:21 AM

    Oh that is unusual kind of a horse if it is real hheeheh look huge. TC

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  6. ArijaOctober 28, 2008 11:34 AM

    A very well fed horse indeed. I've been to Barcelona but never to the airport.

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  7. ???October 28, 2008 11:43 AM

    Nice photo of a great sculpture, is it really as huge as it looks?

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  8. MaribethOctober 28, 2008 12:37 PM

    What a great sculpture!

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  9. MelliOctober 28, 2008 1:24 PM

    That is a CHUNKY horse! Great sculpture! Isn't it funny how Ruby Tuesday made you take notice of the red stuff in the background? Bet you never would have noticed it otherwise... :)

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  10. Guy DOctober 28, 2008 1:25 PM

    Great pic, I love seeing statues like this from all over the world. Thanks for sharing!

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

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  11. maryt/theteachOctober 28, 2008 2:52 PM

    Mar, the sculpture is right up my alley, large, corpulent figure! Ha! I see the RED too. Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)

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  12. CarlettaOctober 28, 2008 3:05 PM

    Love the statue Mar!
    I'm impressed that you worked in both memes. I did last week but couldn't this week. :)

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  13. Renee NefeOctober 28, 2008 3:11 PM

    well that sure beats our http://www.denvergov.org/RecentInstallations/LuisJimenezMustangFebruary2008/tabid/428802/Default.aspx

    I get to see it in person next Monday...I'm not looking forward to it. :p

    I like your horse much better!

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  14. InkivääriOctober 28, 2008 3:43 PM

    Interesting and nice pic:)

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  15. UnknownOctober 28, 2008 5:03 PM

    That's quite some statue and waht a great place to situate it for all to see

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  16. LouiseOctober 28, 2008 5:06 PM

    I love the art in airports. It is usually so indicative of something in the area, so it is quite interesting to me! (Like the red additions, too!)

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  17. IndraniOctober 28, 2008 5:43 PM

    Never seen a Botero sculpture before, thanks for sharing. :)

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  18. CarverOctober 28, 2008 6:12 PM

    That is an interesting sculpture and so nice you get to see it when you are at the airport.

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  19. Pia KOctober 28, 2008 6:41 PM

    Nice one, it's great when one spots those red objects in a picture that's about something quite else:) Some years ago since I was in Barcelona, I don't remember this lovely statue or perhaps I didn't pay enough attention...

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  20. ~Just Me Miranda~October 28, 2008 7:47 PM

    Oh I like that, very interesting!

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  21. dianasfaria.comOctober 28, 2008 7:54 PM

    I've always enjoyed this artists work. Thanks for sharing it with us!
    ; )

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  22.  gmirageOctober 28, 2008 8:32 PM

    Muy Bien! =D I forgot my spanish now. It surely looks grand standing there!!

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  23. Sylvia KOctober 28, 2008 9:30 PM

    Beautiful and grand! I lived in Madrid for a year, many years ago and loved it! Brought back lovely memories.

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  24. AnonymousOctober 28, 2008 9:50 PM

    Barcelone is a nice culturel place! i saw the last Woody Allen's Film and could admire your treasures!!!

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  25. DianneOctober 28, 2008 10:58 PM

    what a beautiful airport terminal!

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  26. kenjuOctober 29, 2008 1:35 AM

    He must be a Clydesdale!! LOL

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  27. AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 1:47 AM

    That is quite the robust sculpture! :0)

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  28. AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 3:01 AM

    I can certainly see this artist's exaggerated proportions! :P

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  29. chrome3dOctober 29, 2008 4:48 AM

    I just wonder what kind of work that horse could be good at. Roadwork would probably be good.

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  30. antigoniOctober 29, 2008 8:21 AM

    Great post!
    Visit my blog to see my post about our national celebration.

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  31. AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 9:23 AM

    Looks like this "My Little Pony" [Hasbro toy] is in need of a diet!

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  32. Heart of RachelOctober 29, 2008 3:17 PM

    At first glance, I thought it's made from chocolate. I must be craving some for me to think that. Ha ha!

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  33. AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 5:17 PM

    Great! Can't say that I'm a Butero fan - but this one is actually more to my liking then most of what I've seen so far!
    Great post!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  34. AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 6:05 PM

    Botero is wonderful, I love almost all Botero art works. Remember my photo of a Botero painting?

    (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifecruiser/96880551/in/set-72057594060895253/)

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  35. JeanneOctober 30, 2008 12:36 AM

    Thats amazing. How wonderful to have something artistic in the airport as well.

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  36. shakerOctober 30, 2008 4:38 PM

    I like it !

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  37. julianaOctober 30, 2008 6:57 PM

    oh, i love this statue!

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  38. CelesteNovember 01, 2008 1:31 AM

    What a wonderfully voluptuous horse! Very Rubenesque!

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