▁sea , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁complete ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁his ▁work . ▁The ▁bright ▁and ▁hard ▁sun sh ine ▁on ▁this ▁vast ▁extension ▁of ▁sea ▁and ▁sand ▁d unes ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁spaces ▁created ▁by ▁dark ▁bush es , ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁to ▁a ▁pre con ce ived ▁notion , ▁influenced ▁his ▁forms ▁and ▁colors . ▁He ▁turned ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁towards ▁abstra ction . ▁This ▁real ization ▁became ▁the ▁le it mot if ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁lif ew ork ; ▁the ▁‘ Inter relation ▁of ▁Form s ’ . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Bat uz ▁built ▁his ▁at el ier , ▁approaching ▁it ▁like ▁an ▁organ ic ▁sculpt ure ▁without ▁previous ▁plans . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁entire ▁construction ▁himself . ▁Met ▁Leopold o ▁Pres as , ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friendship ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁Bat uz ▁met ▁Rafael ▁S qu ir ru ▁with ▁whom ▁began ▁a ▁great ▁collaboration . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁gener ous ▁don ation ▁by ▁Carlos ▁Id aho ▁Ges ell , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Bat uz ▁founded ▁the ▁Art ist ▁Center ▁in ▁Villa ▁Ges ell ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁pain ters , ▁writers , ▁sculpt ors ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁Al ready ▁bur geon ing ▁in ▁his ▁mind ▁was ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁like - mind ed ▁people , ▁a ▁concept ▁he ▁would ▁only ▁years ▁later ▁realize ▁with ▁his ▁Société ▁Im ag inaire . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Bat uz ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁port