Red Hot Artist

Today I want to introduce works of Mashbat Sambuu (artists call him Mashka, however it sounds rather feminine). He graduated from Art Institute in Bulgaria in 1986.

Red temple (oil on canvas, 68 cm x 45 cm

His works dominated with warm or hot tones like red, orange and sometimes blue.








His personal exhibition is going to open in the Art Gallery of Union of Mongolian Artists (UMA) in 28 August 2011.

Fountain Ulaan Tsutgalan (Oil on cancas 65 cm x 45 cm)

 You can contact him at: anima_art2002@yahoo.com

PUPPET LEADERS

We are small nation with rich country, may be richest country, if we share our resources to the human population. But Mongolian leaders and Government are making agreement with China, Russia and multinational corporations, which can make Mongolia like African countries.

ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

Mongolia is a sandwich country between Russia and China or buffer country for Russia. When there was cooling or freezing phases in friendship between Russia and China, Mongolia or Mongols felt better. When they found common languages, not only Mongols but other nations or regions in between them suffered. For example Eastern Turkestan (today's Sintsian Uighur Autonomic Region of China). They made success in their independence movement in 1950's. But after meeting of Stalin and Mao Tse Dong, KGB organized plane crash beheading movement (leaders of Eastern Turkestan was invited for meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan). 

And next discussion was between Stalin and Mao, concerning Mongolia.
Mao:- Comrade Stalin, we are now  friends for a thousand years in building socialism and communism. So give back to China Outer Mongolia, please!
Stalin:- No, we need buffer country. Germany and Japan will raise again very soon. You'll see...    

HORSES OF HAPPINESS

Eight Horses of Happiness. Acrylic on canvas. 80 cm x 60 cm

 Mongolian artists depicted in various way this 8 HORSES OF HAPPINESS. Actually 8 horses symbolized luck and happiness in Feng Shui in China. Mongolian artists brought wider meaning expressing horses in different attitude and motion as they have lifestyle tightly related with horsemanship. So each horse symbolizing certain meaning like freedom, friendship etc.

Edelweiss Field. Acrylic on canvas. 57 cm x 38 cm

Edelweiss is still abundant in Mongolia. I heard this flower included in Red Data Book in Europe. Edelweiss symbolizes eternal love for Europeans.

FELT CARPETS

From ancient times, Hunns (Nomads, established their Empire in North Eastern Asia in 220 B. C.) made felt carpets. It is still continuing among Mongols. 







Now in fashion such a hand made carpets among travelers, shamans and meditating people. For sewing decorations and ornaments it is used animal hair. So these creations are hundred percent natural or ecological.

Modern Nomads or City dwellers in Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia reached 1.5 millions of inhabitants already. Besides Post Soviet style downtown of the city and modern luxurious apartment houses and townhouses, the suburb of UB filled with ger district. Yesterday's herders, who had no chance to continue their lifestyle in steppe due to pasture degradation caused by mining, desertification and licensing under mining survey, they are filling hillsides around UB with their yurts or gers. So ger is also good for transition from nomadic lifestyle to urban living. It is solution for squatters. Indeed I've seen Dutch squatters with yurts moved in empty church yard in Belgium after trial to settle in France. So in Europe you can see nomads.

You can see on image that ger can be fitted easily in any landplots or in corners.




But inside yurt, always amazingly comfortable

You can see ger district is fitting to all curves of landscape with their problems.

Some Decoration Example of Yurts

This door is decorated with the painting of dancing deity from masked dance Tsam

Support decorated with dragons and tangka on top wheel. Might be too heavy decoration....

The door decorated with Mongolian scenes

Support design

Ger in Gent, Belgium

In decoration used mostly Mongolian ornaments including some Oriental details. Sometimes Buddhistic styles or motives prevailed...