▁visit ▁his ▁studio ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁Their ▁interest ▁in ▁Bat uz ’ ▁work ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁personal ▁friendship ▁was ▁of ▁great ▁encourag ement . ▁ ▁Bat uz ▁travel s ▁through ▁several ▁South ▁American ▁countries ▁for ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁Argentina ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁memor able ▁dialog ues ▁with ▁Jorge ▁Luis ▁Borg es ▁where ▁they ▁considered ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁‘ Form ’ ▁in ▁painting ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Bat uz ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁exhib it ▁in ▁West ▁Germany . ▁The ▁occasion ▁provided ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁visit ▁friends , ▁some ▁not ▁seen ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁Vis ited ▁O sk ar ▁K ok osh ka ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Vill ene uve . ▁First ▁meeting ▁with ▁Di eter ▁R onte , ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁collabor ator . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁his ▁port folio ▁‘ H omm age ▁to ▁America ’ . ▁Another ▁step ▁towards ▁his ▁becoming ▁a ▁cultural ▁activ ist , ▁Bat uz ▁founded ▁the ▁International ▁Cultural ▁Program ▁to ▁aid ▁Latin - American ▁artists ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁H . H . ▁Arn ason ▁vis its ▁Bat uz ▁at ▁his ▁Beach side ▁studio ▁in ▁Gre ens ▁Far ms ▁and ▁writes ▁text ▁to ▁the ▁port folio ▁‘ G rey ▁Bot onds ’ . ▁ ▁P urch ased ▁Fr anton ▁Court , ▁former ▁estate ▁of ▁Baron ess ▁H illa ▁von ▁Reb ay ▁where ▁artists ▁like ▁Wass ily ▁K and in sky ▁and ▁Marc ▁Ch ag all ▁visited . ▁The ▁place