Hernando ocampo paintings and artworks

Filipino artist

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ruiz and the surname or paternal family name is Ocampo.

Hernando Ruiz Ocampo (April 28, 1911 – December 28, 1978) was a FilipinoNational Artist in the visual arts.

He was also a fictionist, playwright and editor.^[1]

Background

Hernando Ruiz 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 with neo-realists Vicente S. Manansala and Cesar Legaspi, his works reflected the harsh realities of his country after the Second World War. However, many of his works depicted lush sceneries and the beautiful Philippine landscapes through his skillful use of fierce and bold colors.^[2]

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