Ulaanbaatar
‘Shuteen Torgon Zurag’ Exhibition Presents Wonders of Mongolian Painting
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar, October 17, 2025
/MONTSAME/. Honored Worker of
Art and master artisan Ukhaanzaya Dorjnamjin opened his solo exhibition
“Shuteen Torgon Zurag” (Sacred Silk Painting) at the Fine Arts Museum of Zanabazar
on October 15, 2025.
This exhibition is notable
for completely renewing all the silk appliques and silk paintings, creating
each piece with newly composed designs and compositions. Through the unique
artworks in the exhibition, the audience can marvel at the wonder of silk painting
and traditional Mongolian painting, as well as the profound heritage of the methods,
wisdom, and artistry.
Master artisan Ukhaanzaya
Dorjnamjin said, “This is the
first independent, full-scale exhibition of its kind since the Revolution. In
the past, we have staged exhibitions of antique thangkas and silk appliques
preserved in the museum. However, this time, everything has been newly created,
and we are exhibiting over 70 unique, one-of-a-kind works. It took more than 10
years to create these pieces. Instead of making copies, the artist newly
composes every prototype and stylistic model of the deity figures. The artworks
are distinctive in their form, shape, color, and style, possessing a high level
of artistic resolution. I did not create these numerous works alone, but with
the help of my talented female apprentices. I personally taught them the
fundamentals of the art of creation, including color harmony, iconographic
guidelines, and techniques. We have exhibited many works that incorporate
nature, the universe, mountains, water, flowers, clouds, trees, and the forms
and color styles of Mongolian flowers into the wisdom of artistry.”
The “Shuteen Torgon Zurag” (Sacred
Silk Painting) exhibition showcases the intellectual creations of master
artisan Ukhaanzaya Dorjnamjin, which are a perfect expression of his craftsmanship
and a reflection of the human soul and inner world, including the goddesses
Hajid, Demchog, Tsagaan, Nogoon Dari Ekh, and Yanjinlkham, the lords of wealth
and divine power Ochirvaani, Gongar, and Zambala, the animals that symbolize
the overcoming of disharmony, “Four Harmonious Animals,” along with various
legendary and mythical miracle-working creatures.
Additionally, Ukhaanzaya
Dorjnamjin will deliver lectures to the audience for three days, starting from
October 18, 2025, on the topics of “The curse and blessing of the Water Spirit”,
"Reversing Demonic Forces,” and “Escaping Sudden Death and Rebirth into a
Good Destiny”.
The exhibition will continue until October 21, 2025.
