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Erdene Sukhbaatar (b.1991) explores the dynamic between movement and material in his precision-driven oil paintings. A graduate of Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, he portrays tangled bodies and ribbons in a single continuous brushstroke. The technique resembles that of Mongolian calligraphers, but unlike the ink used in calligraphy, oil paint requires more time to create lengthy curves. Each canvas is thus a challenge to the artist’s physical, mental and emotional balance. Spontaneously and playfully executed, Erdene’s black ribbons seem disconnected from their monochromatic grounds, rhythmically swirling in the air and creating a sense of spatial depth. Erdene has exhibited widely in Mongolia, including the National Modern Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar.