Logo design, logo designer | Focus on art: Octavio Ocampo

41 spot-on reader comments to “Focus on art: Octavio Ocampo”

1. robwatts, on July 1st, 2007 said:

   That’s cool stuff that David, thanks for that Im off to go and have a look!

2. Vivienne Quek, on July 1st, 2007 said:

   Stunning…
   BTW, do you collect paintings as a hobby too?

3. circumstance, on July 1st, 2007 said:

   nice work by Octavio..
   family of birds is what i like most (^.^)

4. David Airey :: Creative Design ::, on July 1st, 2007 said:
   Rob, Circumstance,

   I’m glad you like these pieces.

   Vivienne,

   Rather than collect paintings I’m more an image / print collector. To be honest I’ve moved around so much this past decade that I haven’t built a large collection of anything. The more you move, the more ’stuff’ you seem to get rid of.

   What takes pride of place in your painting collection?

   If I could choose just one of the four paintings above I’d have ‘Sunlight’s Kiss’ hung on my wall. The more detailed ones are fascinating but I prefer more minimal work to represent my own tastes.

5. J Phill, on July 1st, 2007 said:

   I’ve been a big fan of Ocampo’s work for a few years now, and I think his work is downright amazing. Visions of Quixote is my favorite.

6. Emma Green, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

   Wow how neat is this I am so impressed. I am a new fan of O’s work I am so glad I found this place.

7. Todd And, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

   Art that makes you look twice? I looked four or five times. Keep up the great posts, David. I enjoy checking out your blog daily. -Todd

8. Melanie, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

   Absolutely brilliant!! What an imagination! You can pick out so much in each of these, if you just keep looking!

9. Avinash, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

   Wonderful pieces of art! I love ‘Family of Birds’ and “Sunlight’s Kiss”. The power of imagination is clearly visible in these pics. :)

   - Art

10. Avinash, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

    wow! I was so lost in the pics that I wrote “Art” instead of writing “Avi” as my tiny sig. I’m sorry about that!

    - Avi

11. David Airey :: Creative Design ::, on July 2nd, 2007 said:
    John,

    There’s so much detail in the Visions of Quixote painting. I’d love to know how long it took and how much planning was involved.

    Emma,

    Thanks for commenting. Glad to have you visit.

    Todd,

    It’s a big compliment that you visit daily so thanks for letting me know. I looked four or five times too.

    Melanie, Art (I mean Avi), ;)

    Glad you like.

12. PG, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

    They skipped over this in art history class haha. Awesome artist, awesome work! His work reminds me of another artist with a similar style. Ehh someone help me out, what’s his name? Hmmm maybe it was Octavio haha.

13. Scot Smith, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

    Shared this post with many of my friends, thanks.

14. David Airey :: Creative Design ::, on July 2nd, 2007 said:
    PG,

    His detailed work reminds me a little of Dali.

    Scot,

    Thanks for passing it around buddy.

15. Thomas, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

    I love these kind of images. I usually find them on smart-kit.com but I haven’t seen the ones you showed before. Very cool.

16. LaurenMarie, on July 2nd, 2007 said:

    I personally like the first one best.

    I’m curious if people saw the implied image first or the actual characters/subjects. I saw the implied image first (the general’s portrait, the woman’s face, etc). I really love all the detail.

    Reminds me of Magritte (possibly who you were thinking of PG?)

17. PG, on July 3rd, 2007 said:

    David/LaurenMarie,

    No, not Dali or Magritte. Hmmm…

18. Jason, on July 3rd, 2007 said:

    Great post! As a child, I always enjoyed deciphering hidden messages or discovering the so called “hidden gems” in picture books and artwork. This post just brought back some of those same memories! :)

19. jate, on July 3rd, 2007 said:

    nice!!!!!

20. Jason of High Rise Loan, on July 4th, 2007 said:

    I REALLY like the sunlights kiss picture above… So hot with the leaf nipple… ;)

    -Jason Fox

21. chancer music, on July 4th, 2007 said:

    I like the most the first picture
    very talented even though I am not an art lover
    cheers,

22. honkster7, on July 5th, 2007 said:

    Someones been looking at too many Dali books , still good work , the design is flawless , just not very original .

23. Hafiz Rahman, on July 6th, 2007 said:

    I remember seeing the General picture a while back, but this is the first time I found a detailed post on who created it, and imagine my shock seeing there’s many other paintings like that by the same person!

    This is unbelievable. As an aspiring web designer I’m thinking whether it’s possible to incorporate this kind of magic into the web.

24. David Airey :: Creative Design ::, on July 6th, 2007 said:
    Hafiz,

    If you do manage to incorporate a similar style into your own web design, do stop back and let me know.

25. Nina Kuriloff, on July 8th, 2007 said:

    this is mind-expanding art that is multi-dimensional.
    :)

26. Noadi, on July 13th, 2007 said:

    Wow. I just can’t think of a better description than wow. I keep looking at Visions of Quixote and finding more and more in it. I’m also having fun trying to identify everything as it relates to the book.

27. ollie, on July 21st, 2007 said:

    thats some of the best stuff ive ever seen
    good on ya !!!!!!!

28. Vanessa, on July 26th, 2007 said:

    Thanks for every comment i read in this web. Octavio is my granduncle, and we are so proud about him he is the best.
    David thats to take ur time to show to the people some of his art.

29. David Airey :: Graphic Designer, on July 27th, 2007 said:
    You’re very welcome, Vanessa.

    Octavio deserves all the praise that comes his way.

30. Vanessa, on July 28th, 2007 said:

    David, if you want to enjoy more post from him go to this web too
    visionsfineart.com/ocampo/aa_index.html
    and if one day u want to meet him, still in contact with me, and i can give u the information to go with my family in Mexico,they doing every year at the ocampo’s family party, and maybe u want a go. i’m now in Utha, but i can tell to them. see ya

31. David Airey :: Graphic Designer, on July 28th, 2007 said:
    Thanks very much for the kind offer, Vanessa. The site you mention is already listed in my article, and there are some wonderful pieces of art there.

    My next trip abroad is to India, but Mexico has been on my list of countries to visit for some time.

    I hope all’s well with you.

32. Brandi, on August 2nd, 2007 said:

    I am looking for a print of Family of Birds and Mouth of a Flower. I love Ocampo’s work and would love to have these two prints. Any suggestions on where to look.

33. David Airey :: Graphic Designer, on August 3rd, 2007 said:
    Hi Brandi,

    I suggest contacting the gallery where I found his work: Visions Gallery.

    Good luck in your search.

34. Brandi, on August 3rd, 2007 said:

    Thanks

35. John, on September 8th, 2007 said:

    Hi everyone, I am looking for a print called “Flower Of Mouth” If anyone knows where I can get one, please email the info. Thank you very much.

    John

36. Gerry Watson, on September 25th, 2007 said:

    Does anyone have any contact information for Octavio Ocampo?
    We would like explore the possibilty of working with his artwork.

37. Margarita Ortiz, on October 21st, 2007 said:

    I was in Tonala, Jalisco. Talk about being able to admire art at work the whole town lives off of there art work. From paper flowers to tin figures. I found a copy of Flora Alcatraz by Octavio Ocampo . She is a beautiful representation of the Virgin Mary, in my eyes. I couldn’t find an image on the internet however. The print has O.R IMPORTACIONES 2000

    Tel 5542-1280 5542-6115

38. David Airey :: Graphic Designer, on October 22nd, 2007 said:
    John, Gerry,

    Good luck in your search, as unfortunately I can’t be of any help.

    Margarita,

    Sounds like a great piece of art. If you ever do find an image online, do let me know. Thanks for commenting.

39. Sherri, on November 1st, 2007 said:

    Yes I have a signed 8×10 from Octavio (GOOD AND EVIL)

    Does anyone know anything about it? I bought it in 1999 from a Gallery
    in Canada. I am looking to sell it.

    Can someone help

    Sherri

40. Bill, on November 18th, 2007 said:

    hi everybody
    I am also a big fan.
    I found Ocampo’s official page http://www.octavioocampo.com.mx
    It isn´t in english yet (spaish) but is very complete and has a lot of his artwork that I haven’t seen before.

    regards

41. David Airey, on November 18th, 2007 said:
    Sherri,

    Good luck finding a buyer. I can’t personally help, but I’m sure you’ll have success.

    Bill,

    Thanks for the link. I don’t think I’d seen that site before.

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