National Artists from the Ambeth Ocampo Collection
Abequest is a promised or planned gift made through a provision in one's will or living trust. This is one of the simplest and easiest ways of supporting cultural organizations such as a museum.
In the course of planning for Aret茅, Ocampo offered to bequeath to the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) a significant part of his personal collection of art and antiquities that spans a wider scope -- from the 19th century to the present. Cognizant of its stature as a modern art museum, he offers his bequest as a challenge to the notion of the "modern.鈥�
When asked why works from the Ambeth R Ocampo bequest seem out of sync with the rest of the permanent collection he explained: "To put it simply, I see the AAG as a gateway to re-examine the idea of the 'modern.鈥� Looking back into Philippine Art history into Fernando Z贸bel's time, many 鈥渕odern鈥� artists reacted to or saw themselves in opposition to Fernando Amorsolo and the Amorsolo school they derided as 'conservative' and 'old' but placing the works in context, in a longer time frame... My modest collection attempts to fill in the gaps in the AAG Permanent collection that will hopefully grow into a survey collection that will someday tell the story of Philippine Art."
The works featured in this gallery showcase a selection of works by National Artists. Except for Guillermo Tolentino, featured artists are among the main proponents of Philippine modernism.
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Abequest is a promised or planned gift made through a provision in one's will or living trust. This is one of the simplest and easiest ways of supporting cultural organizations such as a museum.
In the course of planning for Aret茅, Ocampo offered to bequeath to the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) a significant part of his personal collection of art and antiquities that spans a wider scope -- from the 19th century to the present. Cognizant of its stature as a modern art museum, he offers his bequest as a challenge to the notion of the "modern.鈥�
When asked why works from the Ambeth R Ocampo bequest seem out of sync with the rest of the permanent collection he explained: "To put it simply, I see the AAG as a gateway to re-examine the idea of the 'modern.鈥� Looking back into Philippine Art history into Fernando Z贸bel's time, many 鈥渕odern鈥� artists reacted to or saw themselves in opposition to Fernando Amorsolo and the Amorsolo school they derided as 'conservative' and 'old' but placing the works in context, in a longer time frame... My modest collection attempts to fill in the gaps in the AAG Permanent collection that will hopefully grow into a survey collection that will someday tell the story of Philippine Art."
The works featured in this gallery showcase a selection of works by National Artists. Except for Guillermo Tolentino, featured artists are among the main proponents of Philippine modernism.
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