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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, – December 28, ) was a FilipinoNational Artist in the visual arts.

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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 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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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, Ocampo utilized fantasy and science fiction as the basis for his works. His art is described to be "abstract compositions of biological forms that seemed to oscillate, quiver, inflame and multiply" like mutations.

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Early career

Ocampo was born in Santa Cruz, Manila, but later transferred to #61 Dimasalang St., Caloocan. His parents were Emilio Ocampo y Saltiero and Delfina Ruiz y Santo. He originally studied law, commerce and creative writing, and worked as a writer before he taught himself the visual arts. During his career as a writer, he was one of the organizers of Veronicans, a young group of progressive and prolific writers.

He worked in various periodicals such as Taliba newspaper and Manila Sunday Chronicle magazine.

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He also worked as a scriptwriter and director for television, and produced and directed for the Filipino Players Guild.^[2]

Later career

His works as a writer includes "Don’t Cry, Don’t Fret" in poetry; "Ikalawang Pagdalaw," "Unang Pamumulaklak," "Rice and Bullets," and "Bakia" in fiction; and "Buntot Page," a screenplay written with Mario David.

His major works in the visual arts include Ina ng Balon, Calvary, Slum Dwellers, Nude with Candle and Flower, Man and Carabao, Angel's Kiss, Palayok at Kalan, Ancestors, Isda at Mangga, The Resurrection, Fifty-three "Q," Back drop, Fiesta, Mother and Child, Easter Sunday, and his most acknowledged work Genesis, which served as the basis of curtain design in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater.

His works were exhibited in Washington, New York, London, and Tokyo, among others.^[3] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the Summer Olympics.^[4]

Awards received include: Republic Cultural Award in ; Patnubay ng Sd in ; Diwa ng Lahi Award in ; and Gawad CCP para sa Sining Award in ^[2]

Famous for his work "We or They"

Death

Ocampo died at the age of 67 in Caloocan, Philippines.

References

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