 While celebrating Mexico's unique traditions, the Contemporáneos embraced this idea of universal cosmopolitanism,and believed that Mexican culture should remain open to international influences and to the voice of the urban intellectual.An instructor who continued to serve as a mentor even after she left Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts) was Rufino Tamayo.Sharing a studio with the young artist for 4 years, Tamayo had a profound impact on Izquierdo's early development as an artist.