Less familiar than the names of other important Mexican artists - Siqueiros, Rivera, Orozco - Ramos Martinez’s career spanned nearly five decades. He knew success in his native Mexico, France, and the United States. His was a fundamentally independent spirit, which may account for his being overshadowed by those Mexican artists who chose to align themselves with a particular political ideology, and generated much controversy as a result of that choice. Ramos Martinez was never tempted by politics, nor by the avant-garde in Paris where he spent fourteen years. Instead he pursued his unique vision, remaining independent of the many “isms” which seduced so many of his contemporaries.
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