In the lobby of the Time Warner center at Columbus Circle is a pair of statues by artist Fernando Botero, one of world’s most popular and sought after contemporary artists. The figures in the photo are represented as rotund forms and exaggerated proportions, a style for which Botero is known. Each statue stands about 20 feet tall, is nude, and is cast in bronze – the male is titled Adam and female Eve (click here for a side view of the pieces).
Born in Colombia in 1932, Botero became interested in painting at a very young age and has produced thousands of paintings; in the 1970s, he began producing sculpture. Here is a good set of links on Botero and his work. With such a puritanical thread running through American society, I am a little surprised at the choice of nude, anatomically correct figures so prominently placed in a public space, as well as the lack of controversy…














