{"title":"Roel Obemio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tVu25\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH aqk aql bkL\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH bkK\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH ar4 z\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aeI\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AO\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":3\" class=\"Tm aeJ cgjhk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":1\" class=\"aeF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\" role=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH g\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH a98 iY\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nH\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aHU hx\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"h7 ie\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Bk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"G3 G2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-80\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-81\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1881644195554454826\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1a1cf16d2db2ed2a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt\" id=\":sa\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":po\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-97\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRoel Obemio is a painter known for his volumetric figurations of storybook characters and, more recently, his appropriation of classic old-world paintings in a style similar to Colombian painter Fernando Botero (a style often called Boterisimo). While Botero uses his practice as a means of critique, Obemio uses volume as a narrative device to convey whimsy and fantasy. The Pasig-based artist has also started to incorporate geometric patterns into his works–a developmental feature that demonstrates an intellectual curiosity in the relationships between figuration and the texture-like details that patterns can induce.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe artist also sees volume as a form of personal nostalgia that gives his works character and substance. He points to the fact that members of his family are often heavy-set, which is the reason, more than any affinity to Fernando Botero (who he counts as an influence, regardless) why the inhabitants of his canvases are large themselves. In fact, Obemio sees his practice as a form of world-building and encourages his audiences to visit the worlds he creates.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/7534\/1217\/collections\/att.EAQImDlK62oej7pL2lgheuCR5FVsmmRaq1YwRDXKQq0.jpg?v=1794475905","url":"https:\/\/www.namiart-gallery.com\/collections\/roel-obemio.oembed","provider":"namiart-gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}