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Bloated Beauty: The World of Fernando Botero 波特罗－圆滚滚的艺术

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Picture a world where every person, every animal, and every object is of a considerable size. In this place, horses are pudgy and oranges resemble basketballs. This unique land of bloated beauty comes from the ___1___ of Colombian artist Fernando Botero.

试想这样一个世界，里头每个人、每种动物及每项物体的尺寸都很庞大。在这个地方，马匹都矮矮胖胖，橘子像篮球一样。这个独特的膨胀美国度出自哥伦比亚艺术家费尔南多．波特罗的想象。

Born in 1932, in the small Catholic town of Medellin, Colombia, Fernando Botero always had an interest in art. ___2___, at the age of twelve, young Fernando was sent away to study bullfighting. Although many considered the sport to be a form of performance art, it was painting that truly appealed to Botero. Thus, at age 20, Botero moved to Spain to ___3___ his passion for art.

波特罗于1932年生于哥伦比亚麦德林的一个天主教小镇。他对艺术一直深感兴趣。但在12岁时，年轻的费尔南多被送去学习斗牛技巧。虽然许多人认为斗牛是种表演艺术，但深深吸引波特罗的仍是绘画。因此，波特罗在20岁时移居西班牙，展开对艺术的狂热追求。

By the time Botero returned to the Americas in 1960, he ___4___ his own unique style of painting. Since then, he has created over 2,500 paintings and sculptures – a magnificent feat for any artists. His art gives a sense of an alternate universe full of people ___5___ bloated bodies and puffy cheeks are sometimes symbolic of power, privilege and overstuffed egos. In his painting A Couple, a rotund man and woman wearing upscale clothing appear to be in conflict with the peaceful scenery in the background. Botero’s paintings may seem cartoonish, but are simply inflated reflections of reality.

波特罗于1960年返回美洲之际，已发展出其特有的绘画风格。从那时起，他创作了超过2,500件绘画及雕塑品－这对任何一位艺术家来说，都是项了不起的成就。他的艺术创作给予观者一种身处另一时空的感受。他的另类时空里的人们，他们胖胖的身躯和圆鼓鼓的脸颊有时也是权力、特权及自我过度膨胀的象征。在《一对夫妇》这幅画作当中，一对穿着高档服饰的矮胖男女显得与背景的祥和景致格格不入。波特罗的画作可能看起来卡通化，但这正是用夸张的手法来反映现实。

Today, Botero uses his art to express his feelings about controversial issues. He has painted violent scenes of the drug war that has plagued his native Colombia for decades. More recently, he created a series of chilling works depicting torture ___6___ by the inmates in an Iraqi prison. At age 74, Botero still uses his art to challenge people to look at the world ___7___ a different perspective.

如今，波特罗利用艺术来表达对争议性问题的感受。他创作有关于荼毒祖国哥伦比亚几十年毒品战争有关的暴力场景。最近，他更创作一系列令人毛骨悚然的作品，描绘囚犯在伊拉克监狱中所遭受的折磨。波特罗以74岁之龄，依旧用其艺术来挑战人们，要大家用不同的观点看这个世界。

−by Holly Harrington

Vocabulary

单词发音

considerable [kənˋsɪdərəb!] adj. 相当大的

pudgy [ˋpʌdʒɪ] adj. 矮胖的

appeal [əˋpil] v. 有吸引力，迎合爱好[W][（+to）]

symbolic [sɪmˋbɑlɪk] adj. 象征的，象征性的；作为象征的[（+of）]

privilege [ˋprɪv!ɪdʒ] n. 特权

in conflict with  与...抵触

reflection [rɪˋflɛkʃən] n. 反映；表达

controversial [͵kɑntrəˋvɝʃəl] adj. 引起争论的﹐有争议的

plague [pleg] v. 使受灾祸

torture [ˋtɔrtʃɚ] n. 拷打，折磨

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单词发音

bloated [ˋblotɪd] adj. 发胀的; 膨胀的; 臃肿的

is of a considerable size = is considerable in size

land [lænd] n. 国度；国土

Catholic [ˋkæθəlɪk] adj.（C-）天主教的

bullfighting [ˋbʊ!faɪtɪŋ] n. 斗牛

by the time 到...的时候

sculpture [ˋskʌlptʃɚ] n. 雕塑品

feat [fit] n. 功绩﹐壮举

alternate [ˋɔltɚnɪt] adj. 供选择的；备用的；其他的

puffy [ˋpʌfɪ] adj.〔眼睛﹑脸或脸颊〕肿的﹐鼓起的

overstuffed [ˋovɚ͵stʌft] adj. 肥胖的

rotund [roˋtʌnd] adj. 矮而胖的

upscale [ˋʌp͵skel] adj. 适合高消费阶层的﹐高档的

cartoonish [kɑrˋtunɪʃ] adj. 动画片似的

inflated [ɪnˋfletɪd] adj. 夸张的

chilling [ˋtʃɪlɪŋ] adj. 令人寒心的；使人恐惧的

inmate [ˋɪnmet] n.（监狱，精神病院等的）被收容者；囚犯

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