Paradise Open to All
Painting
Contemporary Art
Contemporary
270.0 x 177.0 cm
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Manuel Ocampo frequently adopts themes and styles of Catholic art which took roots in the Philippines under Spanish colonization, with methods similar to graffitis or like vulgar comics of America. Instead of saints or scenes of salvation, however, he paints pictures of the hell in which negative historical legacies such as colonialism and racial discrimination are grotesquely mixed with the mass culture of contemporary cities. The odious cockroach acting as Jesus Christ standing in the center, the emblem of the eagle and the swastika reminding us of the Nazis, and drinking – these immoral images all appeal for the salvation of
manuel ocampo samanés (1965 –)
Manuel Ocampo (b. 1965) is a Filipino artist fusing Baroque religious iconography with political narrative & punk subculture. Known for provocative paintings exploring history, identity, and cultural critique. Exhibited internationally.
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Fukuoka, Japan)
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O ovom umetničkom delu
- Naslov: Paradise Open to All
- Umetnik: manuel ocampo samanés
- Prvobitne dimenzije: 270.0 x 177.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Status autorskih prava: Zaštićeno autorskim pravima
- Mesto izlaganja: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
- Medijum: Painting
- Kreativni period: Contemporary Period
- Kontekst korpusa: critique of mass culture , punk subculture influence
- Paleta boja: Earthy