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(1) One of the 20th century's most influential Mexican artists was Rufino Tamayo.

(2) They attended the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts for one year. (3) However, he did not enjoy these traditional art program.

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(1) One of the 20th century's most influential Mexican artists was Rufino Tamayo.

(2) They attended the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts for one year. (3) However, he did not enjoy these traditional art program.

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(4) He left the school around 1920, and while working for José Vasconcelos, began teaching himself to paint and make prints.
(5) At this time, mural painting was a very important art form in Mexico. (6) They especially thrived in Mexico after the Mexican Revolution.

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(4) He left the school around 1920, and while working for José Vasconcelos, began teaching himself to paint and make prints.
(5) At this time, mural painting was a very important art form in Mexico. (6) They especially thrived in Mexico after the Mexican Revolution.

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(7) Artists like David Alfaro Siquieros and Diego Rivera were some of the leaders of this art movement. (8) Yet, Tamayo took a different approach and stepped away from using his art as a political tool. (9) Instead, he chose to have his art focus on the formal elements of his work, like color, line, and shape.

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(10) Tamayo’s Mexican culture, Indigenous Zapotec heritage, and travel experiences served as inspirations for its many paintings, prints, and sculptures.

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(11) He was inspired by European modernist artists like Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Henri Matisse. (12) The styles of this modern artists were especially interesting to him.

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(13) Tamayo combined these European styles with Mexican culture and pre-Columbian inspiration. (14) Tamayo’s painting style became known for their colorful, strong colors and textured surfaces.

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(15) Paintings like "Woman with a Bird Cage" clearly demonstrate Tamayo’s blend of European styles with pre-Colombian styles. (16) In it, the woman’s body is painted in a Cubist style, but her face and hands use pre-Colombian styles.

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(17) Two Mexican museums are named after him. (18) One is home to his collection of pre-Columbian objects. (19) The other houses his collection of modern art and some of its paintings.

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