the rash of the horse diffused
with the strong air flow presume a vast steppe open space. in
buryat arts the horse is a traditional symbol of the freedom
and the nomadic idea of the harmony ("the wild").
bukha-noyon is the legendary forefather of the buryats.
the raven tapestry is another trend - blending different arts.
this is a very complex technique including horsehair knitting,
leather, metal and wood encrusting. the value of the piece is
in the emphasized contrast between the materials collided in
unusual circumstances.
the most exotic directory for a european visitor is the sculptures
of warriors, shamans, horseman, buddhist lamas. unusual solutions
of the plastic with complex body perspective makes the composition
rhythmic and realistic like a theater.
still more expressive is in dashi's "third" group
("the cocoon", "the evening", yin and yang",
"the guardian"). polymorphism is a key word here -
combination fo two and more images that emphasizes the theme.
thinking over dashi's works you one can not help thinking about
not only siberian and central asian peoples of the past but
of the artifacts of india, iran, africa and america. more..> |
