Rufino Tamayo was a Mexican painter during the mid-20th century. Tamayo opposed the Mexican revolution and favored what he considered traditional Mexico. Tamayo eventually moved to New York due to this controversy.

This painting is called "Perro de la luna."

I like this painting because it is very simplistic while also mysterious. I think the choice of the coloring and the design depicts a sense of disturbance and unrest, because Tamayo wanted the painting to refer to the Mexican Revolution. One of the more intriguing things about this piece is what it symbolizes. The scene illustrates danger or destruction. The painting as a whole could symbolize the traditional Mexican society and the threat of the revolution posed to its endurance. The dog itself could symbolize the destruction of traditional Mexico.