Мэргэнд буусан чоно: THE NUDE MODEL

THE NUDE MODEL

On the way to the exhibition hall, Gantsetseg was very excited about her picture and remembered how she had been ashamed to be naked the first time, but the need for money forced her to act so flagrantly. It is now funny to think how uncomfortable she felt with the 2000 tugrigs in her hand as she entered the artist’s meager house with its austere furniture. The artist’s chaotic style of living did not fit with his talent. At that time she didn’t realize that she would come to admire the artist’s talent and be captivated by a desire to be painted only by him. To see how her image was appearing on the paper with the skillful and agile motion of the artist was fascinating. He always said “ Gantsetseg, what I achieve in this exhibition will decide my future. Therefore this picture will play an important role. We must work to be successful”.

No one knows that she is working as a nude model. If her peers knew, they would gossip about her naked picture displayed in the exhibition. Maybe she would not be able to face anyone. The artist knows all about her, her skin, her wrinkles, palm line etc.

Being selfish about her modeling for him, he said: “You are my model. You cannot be painted by any anyone else, whatever they offer as reward to paint you. Your skin like silk, it is your most significant feature which I noticed when I first saw your body through your delicate blouse. I will not let you be painted by others. When painters see you, they will beg to paint you. Please be patient until the opening of the exhibition”. Gantsetseg was about to say: “Don’t worry. I will only be painted by you. I won’t be naked in front of any other person”. When she was being painted for the first time she thought about the painter and what he was thinking, as he painted her as she was born, whether he wanted her. At first she wanted to be painted as quickly as possible, but later she became accustomed to it and did not mind how long it took.

She was captivated by the artist’s perceptive and inquiring look, his fascinating talk about brilliant painters, their famous paintings of beautiful ladies whose pretty faces and figures had been preserved thanks to the efforts of great painters. He showed the portraits of ladies of the time and explained how these paintings such as the ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Venera’, ‘Pretty lady with the sable in her hand’ and ‘ Sixteen Nymphs’ had been created. How the famous artist Rubens had recorded the memory of his deceased wife by painting her. He later married a sixteen year old girl who adored his talent and Rubens painted her many times. If he hadn’t painted her, then humankind wouldn’t have known how beautiful Elena had been. All this talk seemed to Gantsetseg to be a myth.

Gantsetseg enjoyed the painting ‘Sixteen Nymphs’ very much. Every time she came to be painted, the door of a new world opened as she listened to the artist’s talk, as she thought about the young mother who loved her baby so much but was forced to send him to alien world, as described in the painting ‘Sixteen Nymphs’. Maybe this thought made Gantsetseg fall in love. She decided to tell him about it many times when being painted, but decided to put off telling him until the opening of the exhibition.

She entered the exhibition hall, the walls of which were full of paintings. The viewers were waiting for the opening and looking at the paintings. When Gantsetseg was looking around to find the artist and her painting, the picture “A Nude Model” appeared before her eyes. The young lady in the picture was her, but she didn’t recognize herself.

She was bathed in the light of the full moon as it streamed through the window on a spring night. She lay on a crimson red sofa with her head reclining, her half closed eyes immersed in thought. The young lady in the picture wanted a man who would take hold of her in his strong arms and let her to experience the happiness of physical love. Her look of loneliness invited a kiss, her lips begging, “Come to me, please come to me”. The cool air shimmered in the moonlight around the naked young lady, a lady who rarely held her love. Gantsetseg couldn’t get the picture out of her mind. The thought that he loved her and knew that she loved him made her feel happy.

When the exhibition opened, it was announced that the picture “A Nude Model” had taken first place. Gantsetseg was very happy and decided to tell the artist about her love when he came to talk to her. But he artist didn’t look at her because there were many people to congratulate him. When Gantsetseg, with a bouquet in her hand, came to him slowly, he just looked at her and said, “Thank you very much. You are free now. You can be painted by others”.

Saying these words, he turned to the people who were congratulating him. With tears poured from her eyes the wonderful picture was washed away.

1998

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2012 он - Дөргөнэ хатны алтан зоос
2010 он - Цагаан сүүний домог (Англи хэл дээр)
2009 он - Нар хурайлсан хийморь
2007 он - Шөнийн танго
2005 он - Тэнгэрийн зүүд
2005 он - Согоо суман
2002 он - Өнчин чавхдас дуулдаггүй
1998 он - Мэргэнд буусан чоно
1993 он - Удган
1987 он - Толгодын шивнээ
1985 он - Хараацайн жигүүр

Тайз, дэлгэцийн бүтээлүүд

2009 он - "Нүцгэн натур" уран сайхны кино
2011 он - Хурдан том болмоор байна
2011 он - "Тусгаар тогтнолын төлөө" теле жүжиг
1999 он - Тэнгэр мэднэ кино
2000 он - Нохойтой нөхцсөн бүсгүй кино
2000 он - Цагаан сүүний домог кино
2003 он - Мэргэнд буусан чоно балет
2008 он - Уулын бяцхан зоргол хүүхдийн балет

Prizes and place winning in contests

1998: Prize by the Union of Mongolian Writers.
2004: “Honorary labor medal” high prize by the state.
2006: The Natsagdorj prizewinner
2009: The S.Buyannemekh prizewinner

“Delicacy of meaning” state contest of short stories
1989: Movie “The routine to meeting” won the second place in the contest of movie writing organized by Mongolian Railroad.
1993: “The best of tea” 1st and 2nd places
1994: “The legend of inscribed rock” 2nd place
1996: “Heaven’s dream” 3rd place
1997: “Solitude” 3rd place
2000: “Gold coin of queen Turkina” 3rd place
2005: “Uraliin tes mod” 2nd place
1998: “The fellow in white shirt” 1st place in the contest of short stories dedicated to 360th anniversary of Ulaanbaatar
2003: “Thirsty horse” 2nd place in the state contest of short stories.
2006: “Gun galuutai” 4nd place in the state contest of short stories.

“Golden feather” the contest of the best works
2001: “Lonely musician” the best
2002: “The wolf in divination” modern ballet as the best
2003: “Journey without return ticket” the best
2004: “The site of death” the best
2005: “Horse like deer” the best