Rodrigo Arenas Betancur

Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (October 23, 1919 in Fredonia, Antioquia - May 14, 1995) 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. Most of the main cities in Colombia have statues sculpted by Arenas.

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

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

Examples of his artwork are:

Vargas Swamp Lancers, bronze, steel and concrete, 33 m height, Paipa, Boyacá

Monument to Race in Medellín

Man, creator of Energy, bronze, steel and concrete, 18 m height, located in University of Antioquia

Bolivar Condor bronze and concrete, located in the main square of Manizales

Liberty Christ, located in Barranquilla

The Flute player, concrete and plaster. University of Antioquia

Naked Bolivar, Pereira

Monument to Jose Eustasio Rivera, Neiva

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