Dancing In Colombia Analysis

Naïve Art is the work of an artist with no formal training or lacking the rule of perspective. Naïve painting is described as fresh, childlike, also the use of strong rhythmic design and vivid colors. Fernando Botero’s Dancing In Colombia is a perfect representation of Naïve art.
Dancing in Colombia by Fernando Botero displays a clear painting as a group of people playing music and dancing, possibly in a bar or café ( see figure 1). This image uses warm colors such as red, brown, and black. The lines used in this painting seem to be thick curvy lines. Details prove the floor looks covered in what seems to be apples and cigarettes. The image looks to be massed with 7 bulky, yet giant musicians playing instruments such as cello, and guitar with no strings. One can notice that the musicians are predominately male with one female. The couple below looks to be petite but bulky as well. One could believe that the displayed juke box is used more often and that the musicians are only there for a one night act. The visible light bulbs could possibly mean it is night time. Viewers could sense the smell of alcohol and depreciated cologne and perfume. Fernando Botero was a part of the Naïve Art …show more content…
Fernando Botero’s Dancing in Colombia displays warm and subtle colors throughout the painting, strong colors such as reds, browns, greens, and blacks. The strong rhythmic design in the painting would be the use of oversized people the viewer sees throughout the painting. Both male and females are shown as bulky, oversized, and grotesque. Details prove the men and women to be fat by their double chins and very big ankles. The colors in the painting may also be used a strong rhythmic design, Botero uses of the colors are used within and throughout the painting. Based on the painting the four main colors are expressed vividly and with great