In 1974 Luis Remba, founder of the Taller de Gráfica Mexicana (Mexican Graphic Arts Workshop) in Mexico City, invited Rufino Tamayo to collaborate. At the time, Tamayo was eager to find a way to incorporate more texture and volume into his prints. Remba devoted himself to finding a solution to attract Tamayo to the workshop. The result of Remba’s endeavor led to a groundbreaking printmaking technique that came to be known as Mixografia. Remba asked Tamayo to draw directly on wax plates. Remba then cast a copper plate that captured the mirror image of the wax plate and imparted texture and details. The copper plate was inked and printed to create the final image. Figure on Stucco belongs to this early period of experimentation. The new technique and careful application of ink give the effect of the figure having been carved into a stucco wall.