Artist Spotlight: Fernando Botero
How a self-taught boy from Medellín became the most collected Latin American artist of his era, and why Fernando Botero commands millions at auction.
Juan Daniel · September 9, 2026
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Juan Daniel
Art & Culture Editor
Los Angeles, USA · English, Spanish
Juan Daniel is an arts and culture editor based in Los Angeles, with a focus on Latin American art. He writes about artists, movements, and the wider context around their work.
6 articles by Juan Daniel
Artist Spotlight: Rufino Tamayo, Mexico's International Modernist
Rufino Tamayo turned Zapotec heritage and Cubist form into a language of his own, becoming the great counterpoint to Mexico's muralist giants.
Juan Daniel · September 9, 2026
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Alejandro Santiago: The Oaxacan Sculptor of 2501 Migrantes
Alejandro Santiago (1964–2013) crossed the border with a coyote, then spent years sculpting 2,501 life-size clay figures to repopulate his emptied Zapotec village. Here is how the...
Juan Daniel · September 8, 2026
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What It Really Costs to Import Latin American Art Into the US
Most original paintings and sculptures from Mexico, Central America and South America enter the US duty-free. Here's what collectors actually pay for, and what to watch for.
Juan Daniel · September 7, 2026
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Diego Rivera and Communism: A Love-Hate Story
Diego Rivera painted revolution onto museum and government walls for decades, yet the Communist Party expelled him, readmitted him, and never quite trusted him. Here is why.
Juan Daniel · September 6, 2026
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Artist Spotlight: Luis Filcer, Mexico's Expressionist Witness
Born in Ukraine, raised in Mexico City's La Lagunilla and trained at San Carlos, Luis Filcer spent seventy years painting crowds, miners and subway riders in furious chiaroscuro....
Juan Daniel · September 6, 2026
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