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1934 Balayan, Batangas, Philippines - 2015. Known for: Abstract, diaphanous-appearing floral painting, printmaking.
Romulo Olazo was born in Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines in 1934. In 1951 he entered the fine arts program of the University Santo Tomas, and went on first to make a name as a major printmaker,... Read full biography
Romulo Olazo was born in Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines in 1934. In 1951 he entered the fine arts program of the University Santo Tomas, and went on first to make a name as a major printmaker, winning numerous awards and exhibiting widely both in the Philippines and representing the... Read full biography
Romulo Olazo was born in Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines in 1934. In 1951 he entered the fine arts program of the University Santo Tomas, and went on first to make a name as a major printmaker, winning numerous awards and exhibiting widely both in the Philippines and representing the Philippines internationally as far afield as Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Sao Paolo. Olazo began his career as an artist at a critical juncture, when the foundations of a modernist tradition were being... Read full biography
Romulo Olazo was born in Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines in 1934. In 1951 he entered the fine arts program of the University Santo Tomas, and went on first to make a name as a major printmaker, winning numerous awards and exhibiting widely both in the Philippines and representing the Philippines internationally as far afield as Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Sao Paolo. Olazo began his career as an artist at a critical juncture, when the foundations of a modernist tradition were being laid, by key figures such as Vicente Manansala, Victorio Edades, HR Ocampo and Fernando Zobel. Olazo first came to the fore as a printmaker who made striking innovations in this field. This fed into the development of his Diaphanous series, a unique body... Read full biography
Romulo Olazo was born in Balayan, Batangas in the Philippines in 1934. In 1951 he entered the fine arts program of the University Santo Tomas, and went on first to make a name as a major printmaker, winning numerous awards and exhibiting widely both in the Philippines and representing the Philippines internationally as far afield as Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Sao Paolo. Olazo began his career as an artist at a critical juncture, when the foundations of a modernist tradition were being laid, by key figures such as Vicente Manansala, Victorio Edades, HR Ocampo and Fernando Zobel. Olazo first came to the fore as a printmaker who made striking innovations in this field. This fed into the development of his Diaphanous series, a unique body of abstract paintings that "are veritable visions of light. They have been likened to dragonfly wings, sheets of gossamer vei... Read full biography