MONGOLIAN TEAM BECOMES FIRST AT INT'L FESTIVAL

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia's team has become the first in the 23rd International Ice Sculptor festival. It is an annual event. This time it took place in Breckenridge, Colorado of USA on January 22-26. The Mongolian team has created a “Mongolian warriors” sculptures, and this was named the best by artists and the public. The composition depicts life-like 13th-century warriors and their horses striding out of a solid 20-ton block base of snow. Mongolian artists worked a total of 65 hours across five days without the use of power tools, internal support structures or colorants. Second place was awarded to Team Catalonia, Spain, for their homage to Picasso, or "Banyista Nua" piece. A team from Estonia won a third place with their piece titled "Koit". "The Mongolian team evoked the furious energy of galloping across the Mongolian steppe,” said Jenn Cram, a judge coordinator and Breckenridge Arts District Administrator. “The piece is powerful with its deliberate attention to detail and the dynamic alignment of planes. We could see that sculpture done in bronze, in marble; it was truly a sculptural piece.” In the 23rd Annual Championship have competed artists from 15 countries. Ch.Enkhtuya