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"Poetic Dissent: The Artworks of Jeho Bitancor" inside Hulot at ILOMOCA

"I have always sought a balance between the manner of expressing my concerns as an artist and articulating my discontent as a human being." says Jeho Bitancor. 
For the New Jersey-based contemporary artist, art reflects his social standpoint and struggles. "I believe that art must embody our highest aspirations in terms of expertise, intellectual rigor, and imagination, yet must also responsive to and reflective of Zeitgeist or the spirit of the times."
Fueled by passion and shaped by experiences, Bitancor breathes new life and meaning to his artworks by recognizing the "poetic potential" of each subject and highlighting society's issues bearing social and philosophical significance.
The featured artist Jeho BItancor (left) with Mr. Edwin Valencia, ILOMOCA's major patron
whose art collection is on display at the
The Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) will host "Poetic Dissent: The Artworks of Jeho Bitancor" from Sept. 8 to Nov. 7, 2018 at the Hulot Gallery. ILOMOCA is Megaworld's first-ever museum located at Casa Emperador at the Iloilo Business Park, the company's bustling township in Western Visayas. 
The museum proudly embraces the distinction as the first art institution in the Visayas and Mindanao exclusively dedicated to showcasing the works of mostly Ilonggo and Filipino artists within the realm of modern and contemporary art. Read more 7 Things to Do and See at ILOMOCA.
Meaning "space or room" in Hiligaynon, Hulot is ILOMOCA's exhibition area dedicated to the works of artists who demonstrate unique innovative vision manifested by their art's content, technique and material.
Bitancor's solo showcase inside Hulot is an articulation of his own brand of creativity and imagination. Employing the beauty of poetry through juxtaposition and metamorphosis, he creates flowing allegories, ironies, parodies, and parallelism that mirror the standpoint of the present society.
Hailing from Baler, Aurora in 1967, Bitancor graduated with a major in Painting and Visual Communications from the College of Fine arts, UP in 1992. After graduating, Bitancor dabbled in big advertising agencies such as McCann Erickson, Avellana and Associates, Philippine Advertising Counselors, Leadcom Aisa, and Communication concepts, among others.
As a multi-awarded visual artist with local and international recognition, Bitancor mounted 23 solo painting exhibitions. Among the institutions housing collections of his artworks are: Singapore Art Museum, Bulawagan ng Dangal UP University heritage Museum, Ateneo Art Gallery, De La Salle University Museum, National Commission for culture and the arts, CojuancoMuseumm, Balay Segundo Museum, Museo de Baler, Social Security System Art collection, and the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art.
Art is an expression that is subject to a multitude of interpretations. Yet, whatever medium or manner it is composed, it will always aim to inspire wonder, evoke nostalgia, and poke interest at the worldly realm. This, in turn, stirs curiosity that leads to a quest to find meaning in a disintegrated world.


ILOILO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ILOMOCA)
Casa de Emperador, Festive Walk Iloilo
Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Open from Tuesdays to Sundays, 10AM to 7PM, 
Admission Rates

  • PhP 100 for Regular
  • PhP 80 for Seniors (Present IDs for disocunts)
  • PhP 50 for Students (Present IDs for discounts)

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