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.

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Arenas 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:

• Naked Bolívar in Pereira
• Monumento a la Raza, bronze and concrete, 38 m height, located in La Alpujarra Administrative Center in Medellín
• Sculptural Complex Vargas Swamp Lancers near Paipa is the largest sculpture in Colombia.
• Monument to Effort in Armenia
• Monument to the Marching Revolution in Valledupar.

Gallery

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  Vargas Swamp Lancers, bronze, steel and concrete, 33 m height, Paipa, Boyacá
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  Monumento a la Raza in Medellín
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  Monument to Effort, bronze, steel and concrete, 28 m height, Armenia, Colombia
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  Man, creator of Energy, bronze, steel and concrete, 18 m height, located in University of Antioquia
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  Bolivar Condor bronze and concrete, located in the main square of Manizales
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  Liberty Christ, located in Barranquilla
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  The Flute player, concrete and plaster. University of Antioquia
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  Naked Bolivar, Pereira
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  Monument to Jose Eustasio Rivera, Neiva
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  Los Potros, a tribute to José Eustasio Rivera, in Neiva
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  La oración al proscrito in Bogotá
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  Monument to life in Medellín
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  Prometheus Bound, bronze
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  La Gaitana Monument in Neiva
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  Monument to the Founders in Villavicencio

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