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Hernando Ruiz Ocampo BIOGRAPHY
1911 - 1978. Known for: Abstract biogical paintings.
Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member... Read full biography
Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member of the Saturday Group of artists (also known as the Taza de Oro Group), and was one of the pre-war... Read full biography
Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member of the Saturday Group of artists (also known as the Taza de Oro Group), and was one of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, a group of modernist artists founded by Victorio C. Edades in 1938. Famously known for his triumvirate of with neo-realists Vicente S. Manansala and Cesar Legaspi, he did works which... Read full biography
Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member of the Saturday Group of artists (also known as the Taza de Oro Group), and was one of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, a group of modernist artists founded by Victorio C. Edades in 1938. Famously known for his triumvirate of with neo-realists Vicente S. Manansala and Cesar Legaspi, he did works which reflected the harsh realities of his country after the Second World War. However, many of his works, through his skillful use of fierce and bold colors, depicted lush sceneries and beautiful Philippine landscapes. H. R. Ocampo was credited for... Read full biography
Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member of the Saturday Group of artists (also known as the Taza de Oro Group), and was one of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, a group of modernist artists founded by Victorio C. Edades in 1938. Famously known for his triumvirate of with neo-realists Vicente S. Manansala and Cesar Legaspi, he did works which reflected the harsh realities of his country after the Second World War. However, many of his works, through his skillful use of fierce and bold colors, depicted lush sceneries and beautiful Philippine landscapes. H. R. Ocampo was credited for inventing a new mode of abstraction that exemplifies Philippine flora and fauna, and portrays sunshine, stars and rain. Using movement and bold colors,... Read full biography
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Hernando R. Ocampo is a Filipino National Artist in the visual arts. He is also fictionist, a playwright and editor. Ocampo was a leading radical modernist artist in the Philippines. He was a member of the Saturday Group of artists (also known as the Taza de Oro Group), and was one of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, a group of modernist artists founded by Victorio C. Edades in 1938. Famously known for his triumvirate of with neo-realists Vicente S. Manansala and Cesar Legaspi, he did works which reflected the harsh realities of his country after the Second World War. However, many of his works, through his skillful use of fierce and bold colors, depicted lush sceneries and beautiful Philippine landscapes
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