the European masters gave him significant technical mastery, and a knowledge of space in which large monochrome or bichrome zones gave his form a monumental feel, with volumes interacting with light and shade in an abstract manner. In some works, light seems to originate from the background and in others light is employed to illuminate faces and accent sublime emotions. References Mexican surrealist artists 1918 births 2009 deaths Artists from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican painters Mexican male painters 20th-century Mexican male artists