Manuel Ocampo

Lot 116: Manuel Ocampo (b. 1965)

Name: Manuel Ocampo (b. 1965)
Brand: Leon Gallery
SKU: 6fd439a83a
Price: 1400000 PHP

Est: ₱1,400,000 PHP - ₱1,820,000 PHPSold:

Leon GalleryMakati City , PhilippinesJune 05, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Manuel Ocampo (b. 1965)
Self-Portrait (You better watch out what you are saying in
this society People are quick to crucify you)
ca 1985
oil on canvas, plastic, denim, paper on wood and latex paint
50 1/4” x 83” (127 cm x 211 cm)

Exhibited:
Manuel Ocampo: Early Works (1985 - 1994) , Archivo 1984 Gallery, Legazpi
Village, Makati City, February 13 - April 20, 2017

Literature:
Ocampo, Manuel, et al. Manuel Ocampo: Heridas de la Lengua: Selected Works .
Smart Art Press. Santa Monica, CA. 1997. p. 3.
Armstrong, Elizabeth, et al. Double Trouble: The Tom Patchett Collection . Smart
Art Press. Santa Monica, CA. 1998. p. 188.
Zinampan D. “The Devil You Know.” Art Asia Pacific . Issue 103. May-June
2017. Sydney, AU. pp. 102-103.

As one of the most unique and inventive
voices in Philippine art today, visual
auteur Manuel Ocampo has become the
poster child of Philippine art on the international
stage. Since the beginning of the 90s, Ocampo
has regularly exhibited his works internationally;
specifically in Spain, France, Germany, Mexico,
and the United States. Beyond that, he has also
been known to feature in international fairs in
Basel, Miami, and Berlin, among others. Ocampo’s
art features a myriad of tantalizing allegory and
symbolism that seek to subvert and engage. His
canvases are often populated with irreverent and
kitschy images, effectively grounding them to
a much more understandable and direct visual
experience.
In February 2017, a showcase of Ocampo’s earliest works was exhibited at the Archivo
1984 Gallery in Makati, providing the general public with the occasion to juxtapose his
contemporary pieces from his works during his initial venture into art when his creations
were dominated by a menacing atmosphere. This piece is the earliest existing work
by Ocampo in the market. According to the artist, he made this three months after
arriving in Los Angeles. Evocative of the style of American painter Robert Rauschenberg’s
combination of collaged found objects, Ocampo presents the viewer with an assemblage
of images and iconography all done in his distinctly irreverent style. The work is sectioned
into four general parts, with three smaller sections placed on the right which seemingly
complements the central image that takes up a sizable portion of the piece’s right side.
The surface of the canvas depicts a decapitated man, several buildings, a church, and a
silhouette, with a jar, a denim jacket, and a rag complementing the whole composition.
The images themselves adhere to Ocampo’s distinctly eccentric aesthetic that combines
elements of both pop and naive art—from a crudely drawn silhouette of what appears
to be a church to a sketch of a headless body with its groin area covered by an oddly
mundane pitcher. The artist presents us with a chaotic yet apt reflection of the human
condition in a postmodern society. Although characterized as an eccentric piece in
his oeuvre, You Better Watch Out displays Ocampo’s initial experimentation and nonconformity
to orthodox art standards.

Artist or Maker

Manuel Ocampo

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Auction Details

The Spectacular Mid-Year Auction 2021

Leon Gallery

June 05, 2021, 02:00 PM PHT

G/F Corinthian Plaza 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City , PH

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Bidding Increments

From:	To:	Increment:
₱0	₱9,999	₱1,000
₱10,000	₱19,999	₱2,000
₱20,000	₱59,999	₱5,000
₱60,000	₱199,999	₱10,000
₱200,000	₱399,999	₱20,000
₱400,000	₱799,999	₱50,000
₱800,000	₱1,999,999	₱100,000
₱2,000,000	₱4,999,999	₱200,000
₱5,000,000	₱9,999,999	₱500,000
₱10,000,000+		₱1,000,000

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Account Number: 2166008845
Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

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