Style
Tamayo developed a method which criticizes more the painting rather than just the subject itself. By doing so, he is looking at the painting as a whole and not just the subject. As Tamayo explained this method to Paul Westheim, “As the number of colours we use decreases, the wealth of possibilities increases”. Tamayo was more focused on using single colors rather than using many colors because he believed using fewer colors in a painting gave the art piece a lot more meaning. An example painting that shows Tamayo’s unique color choices is seen in the painting Tres personajes cantando (Three singers), 1981. In this painting, Tamayo uses a lot of pure colors such as, red, purple, etc. The usages of these colors are very strong which defended his belief that the less colors one uses in a painting the more meaning that that painting can have. With that being said, Octavio Paz, author of the book Rufino Tamayo, argues that, “Time and again we have been told that Tamayo is a great colourist; but it should be added that this richness of colour is the result of sobriety”. By being pure, or as Paz explained, sober with his color choice, it gave Tamayo the richness in his paintings.
| “ | "If I could express with a single word what it is that distinguishes Tamayo from other painters, I would say without a moment's hesitation: Sun. For the sun is in all his pictures, whether we see it or not." - Nobel Prize-winning poet Octavio Paz | ” |
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