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In another one of his works "El Circo de la Vida" (The Circus of Life) Guati Rojo paints a circus with 3 clowns in the foreground, aerialist and a man on a unicycle. The man on the unicycle is said to be Guati Rojo himself. Rojo painted himself into the work in order to show the viewer his participation in the "Circus of Life". The meaning of this work is too explain the act of creating theater in ones life in order to bring attention to certain subject. In the case of Guati Rojo, it was to bring attention to his museum and the art of watercolor. Guati Rojo tried to spark Mexican interest in the art of watercolor in the 20th century. Besides artist such as, Agapito Rincon Piña, Cristina Romero and Gral. Ignacio Beteta, who experimented with water color, most other artist experimented with other mediums.