MATRIARCHY

Matriarchy Reveal    Acrylic on canvas 85 X 64 cm

Tumbaash or 4 in Harmony

Tumbaash. Acrylic on canvas 50 X 37 cm. 2012 

We Mongols like to put in altar besides god statues and thangkas this painting of Tumbaash or 4 in harmony. This painting originated from ancient Indian tale about 4 animals, who could harvest fruits from tall fruit tree thank to their friendship and collaboration.
One nice day 4 animals like an elephant, monkey, hare and a pigeon collected around a fruit tree. They discussed who was the eldest. The elephant told them when he was young he rested in the shadow of the tree as he remember. But monkey told that he could rest also in shadow of the tree but it was a bit too small to climb on it. Then a hare told them that he could just hide him behind this tree as it was a bush or small tree. In his turn a pigeon told them that he could enjoy a fruit in this place and dropped the seed, which was grown like this tree. So it was cleared who was the eldest. The others respected the pigeon as the eldest. Since then these 4 animals helped each other and respected each other as brothers sharing fruits from the tree.
Actually, this tale is about philosophy of living in peace or in harmony, which lacked in Mongolian history. But our people like the history and worship these 4 animals since the time, when Buddhism adopted as main religion among Mongols.

PAINTINGS MADE IN ANTWERP

Horses of Happiness ? 50 x 60 cm Acrilyc on canvas

 This version of 8 hoses was made for a family in Antwerp.

At new site 50 x 60 cm Acrilyc on canvas

This one made for another young family to be hanged reminding them freshness of the grass at new site where erected yurt. That is also happiness of herders to move on fresh green field with their animals.
It is impossible to forget the feeling of  freshness sitting or lying on green grass carpet inside yurt. Especially the smell ...

HORSES OF HAPPINESS 3

Horses of Happiness 3, Acrylic on canvas, 50 X 60 cm

It is last version of HORSES OF HAPPINESS at the moment. If people will order this queue of horses will be continued...

HUNNS, ANCESTORS OF NOMADS FROM INNER ASIA

Lately it was made a lot of archaeological excavations in the burials of Hunns (sometimes they called Hunnu or Xionnu) on Mongolian territory. Also Mongols celebrated the 2200 years anniversary of Foundation of Hunn Empire in Central Asia as their descendants. Study in genes of Hunn people remains in their burial approved it but also showed interesting result that their genes now in the nations like evenks, tungus (mancurians) and hungarians besides mongols. So their genes widespread throughout Northern Asia until Central Europe.

Hunn princesses and queens looked like that. Impressive, isn't it?

How ancient Hunns looked like? In Chinese annals written that first Chinese Emperor Tsin Shi Huandy had his first success in battles against Northern barbarians after dressing his men like Hu (Hunn) people and training them just like nomads or Hunns. Also noted that the poems, melody of Hu people was in fashion then in palace of emperor besides nomads costumes. Indeed Chinese adopted nearly a dozen of musical instruments from Hunns. Among Mongols left long song (Chinese chronicles say that Hu people sang songs like howling of wolves) and overtune singing besides other heritages left by ancient nomads.

Rich archaeological findings helped in restoration of dresses of Hunns' chieftains, warriors and women. The Mongol Costumes (www..mongolcosumes.mn) could do this hard work. It is left just to thank them.

The Realm of Ger District of UB

O. Darambazar. Hill of Gandan.  35 cm X 16 cm. Pastel.

Of course Ger district in UB is archaic and outdated. The main reason of existing this rudiment in conglomerate is heavy migration of herding families without animals due to degradation of pasture and mass mining in one side. In other hand these families in ger district have not enough to buy apartments. But it has some charm in the eyes of artists. I brought here an example. 

Here it is a work of a veteran of Mongolian art, which depicted ger district around Gandan Lamasery. It looks interesting even charming. But reality is...terrible air pollution, unrecoverable soil pollution and crimes in brief.

ANOTHER VERSION OF 8 HORSES

HORSES OF HAPPINESS 2. Acrylic on canvas. 43 cm X 67 cm. SOLD

Here is another version of "8 horses of Happiness". It is decorating already an office of successful business woman.