CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN 1

ILOCOS
REGION
Region 1 : Ilocos
• Located in northwest of
Luzon
• It is consisted of four(4)
provinces namely:
• Ilocos norte
• Ilocos sur
• LA Union, and
• Pangasinan
 VISUAL ART :
HANDICRAFT AND DESIGN

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Inabel Weaving
Abel or Inabel is a
fabric customarily
made of cotton fiber
turned into spools of
beeswax-brushed yarn
& woven in
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handloom’s
Tattoo de iloco
The tête-à-tête with
Janer Santos, a
fine contemporary
Ilocano artist

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May Ann Licudine
Her art is inspired by her own
dreams, nightmares, childhood
memories, aswell as God, nature,
music and other great artists.
Once inspiration hits her, May
Ann’s paintings and drawings
radiate andoverflow with her
emotions. She particularly loves
making illustrations o her very
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and Abu the Cat
Burnay Pottery
Pottery is an ancient
art forming I locos
region, this art of
molding unglazed
earthen jars is called
Burnay.

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 Folk Literature :
Ilocano Epic

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Pedro Bukaneg
Was a Filipino poet. Blind
since birth, he is the
acknowledged author of the
Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-
ang. He is also considered
as the "Father of Ilocano
literature”
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 Biag ni Lam-ang
An epic poem of the Ilocano
people from the Ilocos region of
the Philippines. It is notable for
being the first Philippine folk
epic to be recorded in written
form, and was one of only two
folk epics documented during
the Philippines' Spanish Colonial
period, along with the Bicolano
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Dance :
Traditional presentation and rituals

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The Magdadaran Talip
A celebration of barangays
Carasi, Dumalneg and
Nueva Era in Adams,
Ilocos Norte. It aims to
commemorate the ancient
peace pact that has brought
lasting peace between
ethnic tribes in the province
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Pandango Oasiwas
A Spanish Fandango dance with
its origins coming from the
fishing town of Lingayen in
Pangasinan. The graceful &
lively moves of the dancers gave
the name ‘Oasiwas‘ which in the
local dialect is known as
‘swinging’.
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 Architecture : the San Agustin
Paoay church Church, commonly
known as the Paoay
Church. The church is
famous for its distinct
architecture highlighted
by the enormous
buttresses on the sides
and back of the building
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Music Instrument

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Bamboo - has been the source of many musical
instruments in Ilocos region like the :

Kulkultong
Pito (flute)
(bamboo
zither)

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Tambor
a tambor produces
sound by vibrations of
a stretched membrane
when struck and
instruments like these
are also known as
membranophones
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