Rufino Tamayo (August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) was a Zapotecan Indian painter born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, of Mestizo parents.
Woman with a Bird Cage
1941
Oil on canvas
Gift of Joseph Winterbotham Collection
1942.57
Seeking an expressive and modern manner of painting, Rufino Tamayo fused Mexican traditions with avant-garde artistic innovations. In Woman with a Bird Cage, the influence of Cubism is apparent in Tamayo's depiction of the body, which has been fractured into planes of color. Yet the distinctive elongated ear, large nose, open mouth, and other aspects of the woman's physiognomy reflect his study of Pre-Columbian art. Although Tamayo, unlike his countrymen Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, did not address overtly social themes in his paintings, is references to the ancient and indigenous art forms of his country suggest that his art was no less concerned with aspects of Mexican identity.
The Art Institute of Chicago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufino_Tamayo
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