How does the author contrast Tamayo’s art with the works of other important Mexican artists at the time, like David Alfaro Siquieros and Diego Rivera?

Question

a. Tamayo’s art focused on creating murals after the Mexican Revolution.

b. Tamayo’s art focused on recreating key pre-Columbian ceramic pieces.

c. Tamayo’s art was not political and instead focused on formal elements.

d. Tamayo was the artist who first created the artistic style of Surrealism.

Answer 1

c. Tamayo’s art was not political and instead focused on formal elements.

The author contrasts Tamayo's art with the political and socially-conscious works of artists like David Alfaro Siquieros and Diego Rivera, highlighting Tamayo's focus on formal elements rather than political themes.