Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt

Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (23 October 1919 – 14 May 1995[1]) was a Colombian sculptor. At the time of his death in 1995 he was recognized as one of the most important sculptors in Colombia and Latin America.[1] Most of the major cities in Colombia have statues sculpted by Arenas Betancourt.[citation needed]

Arenas Betancourt died on 14 May 1995 in the municipality of Caldas, located in the southern end of the Valley of Aburrá and part of the Medellín Metropolitan Area.[1]

His bronze statues are characterized by their enormous proportions and dramatic expression.[1]

Examples of his artwork are:

Additionally to sculpture, Arenas Betancourt worked in printmaking and book illustration.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Juan Fernando Tabares (2006). "El maestro Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt". "Estoy cargado de tigre", frases de Álvaro Uribe. Intermedio Editores. pp. 151–152.
  2. ^ a b Jacobs, Daniel (2018). The rough guide to Colombia. Stephen Keeling (2nd ed.). London. ISBN 978-0-241-31170-7. OCLC 1064634629.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 11 January 2023.