, ▁the ▁Museo ▁MAR CO ▁in ▁Mon ter rey ▁held ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁artist ▁to ▁re evalu ate ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Art istry ▁ ▁Fernando ▁Gam boa ▁stated ▁that ▁noise ▁and ▁mel ody , ▁the ▁human ▁figure ▁and ▁graph ic ▁line , ▁expression ▁and ▁in vention , ▁reality ▁and ▁fiction ▁are ▁all ▁inter w oven ▁in ▁N iet o ' s ▁can v ases : ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gener ación ▁de ▁la ▁Ru pt ura ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁O ax aca , ▁with ▁works ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁myth s ▁and ▁leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁N iet o ▁worked ▁in ▁diverse ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁p enc il , ▁past el ▁and ▁oil ▁to ▁mixed ▁media ▁and ▁graphics . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁semi - abstract ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁mag ical ▁real ism . ▁While ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Europe ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁visual ▁language , ▁it ▁remained ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁colors ▁and ▁images ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁state . ▁After ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Mexico , ▁he ▁studied ▁pre ▁His pan ic ▁and ▁popular ▁art ▁which ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁simplify ▁forms . ▁However , ▁his ▁most ▁popular ▁paint ings ▁are ▁of ▁Tor os , ▁or ▁Bull s . ▁At ▁au ction , ▁these ▁pieces ▁sell ▁in ▁the ▁mid - six ▁figure ▁range . ▁ ▁O ften ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁abstract ▁painter . ▁N iet o ▁always ▁def ended ▁himself ▁from ▁that ▁idea , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁how