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02 Get to Know Ilocos Region 03 Artists (La Union) 04 Artists (Pangasinan) 07 Artists (Ilocos Sur) 08 Artists (Ilocos Norte) EXPLORE 1R E G I O N 09 Arts in Ilocos Region 11 Philippines, Our Land 12 References

EXPLORE | ILOCOS REGION EDITION Get to Know Ilocos Region The Region I or also known as the Ilocos Region of the Philippines in the northwestern region portion of Luzon island. It is bounded by the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley to the east, Central Luzon to the south and by the South China Sea to the west. The region is composed of four provinces which are; Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan The provinces in bits... La Union was formally created by a Royal Decree The great men and women of Ilocos Sur who sailed issued by Queen Isabela of Spain on April 18, 1854. forth from her native bosom into the limelight of The name La Union indicates the union of towns from history wrote with their immortal deeds of bravery, different provinces. courage, and heroism the records and chronicles of Pangasinan, the third biggest province in the whole the times. Philippine Archipelago, derived its name from salt or Ilocos Norte, the inhabitants of the region, believed “asin” in the vernacular. to be of Malay origin, called their place “samtoy” from “sao mi ditoy”, which literally meant “our language”. - 02 -

LA UNION May Ann Licudine Her art is inspired by her own dreams, nightmares, childhood memories, as well as God, nature, music and other great artists. She enjoys dreaming, listening to music, and setting her imagination free into wide colorful skies. Once inspiration hits her, May Ann’s paintings and drawings radiate and overflow with her emotions. She particularly loves making illustrations of her very own whimsical characters Babu and Abu the Cat. WWOORRKKSS - 03 -

PANGASINAN Victorio C. Edades Painting distorted human figures in rough, bold impasto strokes, and standing tall and singular in his advocacy and practice of what he believes is the creative art, Victorio C. Edades emerged as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”. Unlike, Amorsolo’s bright, sunny, cheerful hues, Edades’ colors were dark and somber with subject matter or themes depicting laborers, factory workers or the simple folk in all their dirt, sweat and grime. WWOORRKKSS - 04 -

PANGASINAN Cal Sobrepeña Then after earning his degree in college, he got a small job at a local publishing company, where he would draw all the characters of Francisco Balagtas' novel \"Florante at Laura\". Then he applied as an illustrator at several comics publication including Graphic Arts Services, Inc. (GASI), Atlas Publication, Islas Filipinas Publishing Company and ACE Publication. WWOORRKKSS - 05 -

PANGASINAN Salvador \"Badong\" Bernal Acknowledged as the “Father of Theater Design in the Philippines”, Bernal was instrumental in elevating theater and production design as a fine art and a profession. He helped establish the Production Design Center (PDC) as a division under the then CCP Performing Arts Department which he headed from 1981-1994. WWOORRKKSS - 06 -

ILOCOS SUR Juan Elani Tulas Juan Elani Tulas is a self-taught artist from Philippines. With no art training, Juan Elani developed a medium using recycled styropore. He collects discarded polystyrene, popularly known as Styrofoam, dilute and use it as his medium in his artworks. Juan Elani is active in the Philippine art scene. He has also exhibited his styroworks in US, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong. WWOORRKKSS - 07 -

ILOCOS NORTE Khervin John Gallandez Khervin John Estonilo Gallandezwas an Ilocano artist who was greatly influenced by Mexican revolutionary arts. During childhood, he was already showing early interest to play with pencils and draw figures and few cartoon stereotypes which was then greatly developed at the age of 7. “Art to me was a great enthusiasm. It’s an inevitable, I’ve seen so many great and talented artist and I keep them as my inspiration. ” WWOORRKKSS - 08 -

The abel cloth is known for being a strong, colorful material. The fabric is so strong and beautiful that some families have them as heirlooms that last as long as their antique furnishings. The abel is made from yarns of cotton or sagut that are sourced from the many lands in northern Luzon that are dedicated to the growing of this plant. After the cotton is harvested, it is prepared into yarns and dyed. The different colored yarns are then arranged in a wooden handloom to create varied and unique designs. Burnay is unglazed earthen jars. In the early years, the burnay, locally known as tapayan or banga, was used for storage of water, rice grains, basi (sugarcane wine) and condiments like salt and bagoong (fish paste). The same buri material is used for mat-making; a double layered mat with one side using a tartan- or gingham-like coloured design while the reverse is kept plain. In Bohol, another species of palm that has thicker leaves is used for mat making. Aside from the wedding dance, it is only used when one has very important guests. CALASIAO, Pangasinan — This town has landed in the Guinness World Records (GWR) for assembling the largest “puto” (rice cake) mosaic last year. The puto were bought from 30 local makers as the Calasiao government’s way of giving back to a homegrown industry that had made this town famous. The assembly measured 209.37 square meters, almost four times larger than the 64-sq. m. rice cake mosaic in Fukushima. - 09 -

The province celebrated the festival’s eight year through a showcase of narrative dances on Feb. 2 at Laoag City. In November 2011, the province of Ilocos Norte celebrated its first Tan-Ok ni Ilocano (The Greatness of the Ilocano) festival as a way for Ilocanos to take pride in their history, traditions, faith, livelihood, and culture. An annual festival to promote the major product of the town garlic or “bawang”. This festival aims to showcase the talent, ingenuity and hard work of the Ilocano farmers. Aside from that, it also aims to encourage the farmers to mass high quality garlic using modern technology Bangus Festival is one of Philippines' tastiest celebrations, starting from the third of April until the end of the month. The festival is held in the beautiful city of Dagupan in the province of Pangasinan. The festival is held in celebration of the city's thriving aquaculture, specializing in bangus or milkfish. - 10 -

Philippines, Our Land BY: ANGELICA JONES A. GALLANG She who suffered, was wounded She who was attacked by foreigners with weapons on their hand She who was chained but luckily defended With bravery, love, loyalty, and courage, we saved our land Philippines, our very own land A land where Filipinos are free A land only we can love understand It has its own beauty that only we can see - 11 -

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