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Born 1965 Queen City, Phillipines. Known for: Abstract, surreal religious and political allegory painting.
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque* religious iconography* with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references,... Read full biography
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque* religious iconography* with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiration from punk subculture. Manuel Ocampo was born in... Read full biography
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque* religious iconography* with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiration from punk subculture. Manuel Ocampo was born in the Philippines. He studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines, then moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1980s, where he studied at the California State University. Ocampo has since... Read full biography
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque* religious iconography* with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiration from punk subculture. Manuel Ocampo was born in the Philippines. He studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines, then moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1980s, where he studied at the California State University. Ocampo has since moved to Seville, Spain. Ocampo frequently revisits and makes reference to the art historical canon of political allegorists including Leon Golub, GĂ©ricault, Goya, Daumier with allusions to contemporary figures including political satirist R. Crumb and... Read full biography
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque* religious iconography* with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiration from punk subculture. Manuel Ocampo was born in the Philippines. He studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines, then moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1980s, where he studied at the California State University. Ocampo has since moved to Seville, Spain. Ocampo frequently revisits and makes reference to the art historical canon of political allegorists including Leon Golub, GĂ©ricault, Goya, Daumier with allusions to contemporary figures including political satirist R. Crumb and Modernist painter Philip Guston. Ocampo's dark, often disturbing Gothic* paintings are attributed with transforming horror into exqu... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Giverny, France
- •Spain and/or Portugal
Awards/Recognition
- •Art Matters Foundation Award
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- •Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •20/21st Centuries
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Documenta, Kassel, Germany
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC