MANUEL OCAMPO (b.1965), lives and works in Quezon City, Philippines

He is known for his frequent and strategic stylistic drifts in response to new contexts and subject matter.

His shows are often constructed around contradictory tendencies, elaborating discrepancies between what a painting appears to be and how it behaves in relation to the structures that legitimate its appearance.

He always embraces sudden shifts of style and emphasis. He paints, but doubt is created as to whether any particular medium is the solution