SELECTED WORKS
Syugir Buluktaev
Syugir Buluktaev born in 1994 in Elista, Kalmykia, lives and works in Moscow. Studied at theTechnical University of Liberec in the Czech Republic, Faculty of Design (2011-2016). In2017, the artist held a solo exhibition at the N.N. Palmov National Museum of the Republic ofKalmykia in Elista. The works reside in private collections in Russia. Works in painting,drawing and sculpture.
About the artist
Horses and tulips are the main characters in the work of Syugir Buluktaev, they are associated with Kalmykia, the motherland of the artist. The horse occupies a central place in the traditional culture of the Kalmyks, a result of their nomadic way of life on the vast steppes. The epos of the Mongolian- and Turkic-speaking peoples has a special genre, “magtal to the horse” (“praise to the horse”) – an ode to its beauty and virtues. Horses, meanwhile, have incredible power and miraculous properties, such as the ability to fly and speak. A prime example here is the 15th century Kalmyk heroic epos “Dzhangar”, described as “the epic of the glorious horsemen.
Syugir Buluktaev’s work is like a new “magtal to the horse”, but this timeless story now continues in visual form. His horses, as in the ancient epic, are far removed from reality – they are fairy tales, and for the artist horses embody pure energy, carrying light. Their manes and tails are like lush clouds, their iridescent eyes shine like kaleidoscopes – as if they were made to see other worlds through which they ride. In painting, textures of clouds and flowers, abstract patterns remind of arts and crafts, national fabrics, and the vivid colours of paintings are the riot of colours of the blooming steppe.
Education:
2016 – Technical University of Liberec in the Czech Republic, Faculty of Design
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 “Light, Shine Bright”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2023 “Horse-Tulip”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2022 “Horse-Tulip”. Mira Larec, Suzdal, Russia
2017 “Planet of The Little Prince”. National museum of The Republic of Kalmykia, Elista, Russia
Group Exhibitions:
2022 “Dreamcast”, Lazy Mike gallery, Moscow
2021 “Bad”, Amur-Sanan National Library, Elista, Russia
2021 “Open call Exhibition”, New Sincerity gallery, Russia
2021 “Give Constructivism”, Fashion Museum, Russia
2021 “Kryukrinoksy”, Here gallery, Moscow
2020 “Merry carousel”, Here gallery, Moscow
2019 “House of culture”, MIIT, Moscow
2017 “Boskhomdji”, National museum of The Republic of Kalmykia, Elista, Russia
2017 “The roads of the Caucasus”, Museum of Contemporary art, Nalchik, Russia
2016 “Pecha Kucha”, North Bohemian Museum of Liberec, Czech Republic
Art Fairs:
2023 18th International Contemporary Art Fair "Contemporary Istanbul", Tersane istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 4th edition of the blazar young art fair, SISTEMA GALLERY, Museum of Moscow, Moscow
2025 “Light, Shine Bright”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2023 “Horse-Tulip”. SISTEMA GALLERY, Moscow
2022 “Horse-Tulip”. Mira Larec, Suzdal, Russia
2017 “Planet of The Little Prince”. National museum of The Republic of Kalmykia, Elista, Russia
Group Exhibitions:
2022 “Dreamcast”, Lazy Mike gallery, Moscow
2021 “Bad”, Amur-Sanan National Library, Elista, Russia
2021 “Open call Exhibition”, New Sincerity gallery, Russia
2021 “Give Constructivism”, Fashion Museum, Russia
2021 “Kryukrinoksy”, Here gallery, Moscow
2020 “Merry carousel”, Here gallery, Moscow
2019 “House of culture”, MIIT, Moscow
2017 “Boskhomdji”, National museum of The Republic of Kalmykia, Elista, Russia
2017 “The roads of the Caucasus”, Museum of Contemporary art, Nalchik, Russia
2016 “Pecha Kucha”, North Bohemian Museum of Liberec, Czech Republic
Art Fairs:
2023 18th International Contemporary Art Fair "Contemporary Istanbul", Tersane istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 4th edition of the blazar young art fair, SISTEMA GALLERY, Museum of Moscow, Moscow
