folio ▁of ▁ser ig raph s ▁with ▁text ▁by ▁Rafael ▁S qu ir ru . ▁The ▁flat - even ▁surface ▁of ▁sil ks creen ▁printing ▁was ▁a ▁revel ation ▁to ▁Bat uz . ▁Sim pl ification ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁followed . ▁John ▁Davis ▁L odge , ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁American ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁Bat uz ’ ▁work . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁val ued ▁friendship . ▁With ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Government ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Bat uz ▁left ▁for ▁an ▁exhibition ▁tour ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁USA ▁( 1 9 7 3 - 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁One - man ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC . ▁Several ▁gall eries ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁begin ▁to ▁handle ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Bat uz ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁lecture ▁at ▁The ▁Arts ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁by ▁V ac lav ▁V yt lac il . ▁Several ▁one - man ▁shows ▁in ▁museum s ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁followed . ▁Bat uz ▁turns ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁toward ▁the ▁source ▁and ▁origin ▁of ▁forms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Bat uz ▁published ▁his ▁port folio ▁‘ Forms ▁in ▁T ension ’ . ▁The ▁port folio ▁is ▁yet ▁another ▁decis ive ▁step ▁towards ▁his ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁‘ Inter relation ▁of ▁Form s ’ . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁Hir sh horn