{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22139,"auction_id":24,"set_id":43,"lot_number":"50","artist":"Hernando R. Ocampo (1911 - 1978)","title":"Homage to the Heroes of 1896","starting_price":6000000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1976 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"36” x 48” (91 cm x 122 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist by Floy Aguenza","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"H.R. Ocampo’s emotionally charged abstraction\npieces are profound results of his everyday\nobservations in what surrounded him, from\nPhilippine flora and fauna as well as animals to\nrain and sunshine. Though despite his habit of drawing\ninspiration from his surroundings, Ocampo’s works are\nanything but derivative. His assemblage of interlocking\nshapes and unique color palette has birthed a unique\nvisual language that is characteristically and distinctly\nhis. His art is far from merely decorative masterpieces\nand are considered personal and substantial reactions\nto the stimuli and environment that the artist busied\nhimself with.
\nIn this piece titled Homage to the Heroes of 1896,\none can easily see the affinity and respect Ocampo\nhad for the storied heroes of the Philippines. Rendered\nin a variety of red and orange tones, Ocampo’s piece\ncan be seen as an interpretation of the energetic will\nthat animated our forefathers towards the fight for\nfreedom and independence. It’s various orange tones\ncan be seen as a representation of the fiery zeal of the\nrevolution. While it's red components can be seen as \nboth the blood spilled by the countless sacrifices made\nby the Filipino revolutionaries and as the fervent spirit\nthat continues to unify us today. Ocampo's work is a\nsynthesis of the ideals of our history's heroes and the\nrealities of their insurmountable sacrifices.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Hernando R. Ocampo (1911 - 1978) Homage to the Heroes of 1896 signed and dated 1976 (lower right) oil on canvas 36” x 48” (91 cm x 122 cm)