Hernando Ruiz Ocampo
(Filipino, 1911–1978)
Biography
Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a Filipino artist best known for his abstract paintings. Following in Modernist traditions, Ocampo used bold color palettes and biomorphic shapes inspired by both his country’s landscape and by science fiction writing. Born on April 28, 1911 in Manila, Philippines and taught himself to paint. He had a background as a writer and originally studied law and creative writing before teaching himself art. He started his career as a member of the Saturday Group along with Vicente Silva Manansala and Cesar Legaspi. Over the course of his career his interest evolved from depictions of workers to abstract forms. He died on December 28, 1978 in Caloocan, Philippines at the age of 67, and was posthumously awarded the title of National Artist of the Visual Arts in 1991.
Hernando Ruiz Ocampo
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H.R Ocampo,Solomon Saprid, Cesar Legaspi, and Rodolfo Samonte
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.jpg "Untitled (Study), 1974")
.jpg "Untitled (Abstraction), 1976")
-untitled-b.)-untitled.jpg "a.) Untitled b.) Untitled, 1974")
-abstract-b)-abstract.jpg "a) Abstract b) Abstract, 1960")
.jpg "Untitled (Nude Sketch), 1976")
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