Ulaanbaatar
Presenting "The Miracle of Craftsmanship"
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar, September 12, 2024 /MONTSAME/. On September 11, 2024, the National Art Gallery of Mongolia opened a special exhibition titled "The Miracle of Craftsmanship" to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Honored Cultural Worker of Mongolia, Master Sculptor Sengee Samdan.
Sengee Samdan is renowned for revolutionizing the traditional Mongolian carving style by creating large works using materials such as ivory and wood. His works are characterized by traditional Mongolian patterns, fascinating visual elements of abstraction, poetic expressions of events, and a new style of symbolic representations, all crafted with exceptional detail.
The Exhibition offers over 30 pieces of artwork selected from the collections of the National Art Gallery of Mongolia, the National Museum of Mongolia, the Ulaanbaatar City Museum, the Museum of Uvurkhangai aimag as well as private collections. The Exhibition will be open to the public until September 15, 2024.
Some of his notable pieces include “Peaceful Earth” (a globe made of carved ivory with nine layers), “Prosperous Nature” (a wood carving), “Flourishing Ulaanbaatar”, (a carved ivory), “The Flag That Never Bowed” (a carved ivory).
