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Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a Filipino artist best known for his

abstract paintings. Following in Modernist traditions, Ocampo’s used


bold color palettes and biomorphic shapes inspired by both his
country’s landscape and by science fiction writing. Born on April 28,
1911 in Manila, Philippines and taught himself to paint. He started his
career as a member of the Saturday Group along with Vicente Silva
Manansala and Cesar Legaspi. Over the course of his career his
interest evolved from depictions of workers to abstract forms. He died
on December 28, 1978 in Caloocan, Philippines at the age of 67, and
was posthumously awarded the title of National Artist of the Visual
Arts in 1991.

The Carabao (water buffalo) is a common farm animal in the Philippines and it
symbolizes hard work and patience. The Man and Carabao is just one of the
sculptures found in Bacolod City's Capitol and is also considered as a famous
landmark in the Capitol.

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