Few artists have created a world as distinctive as Botero s, instantly recognizable by rotund, sensual forms and extraordinary use of color. One of the most successful contemporary artists, Botero nevertheless continues exploring with the same fighting attitude of his beginnings, as for him an artist is never complete and the process of knowledge has no end. One can never claim to know how to paint with ultimate fineness, he asserts. The importance is never to lose a strong inner feeling and sense of determination, to continue loyally developing one s consistent personal style. "