Visual Description and Theme
Style and Color
This painting is characterized by a bold, non-representational style. It uses a highly saturated, warm color palette dominated by orange, pink, and yellow tones in the background, contrasting with the cooler blues, lavenders, and dark greens used for the central forms. The thick application of oil paint creates a noticeable texture across the canvas.
Cubist Interpretation of Horses
The central figures are clearly an interpretation of horses. They are rendered using geometric and angular forms—blocks, triangles, and fragmented lines—rather than organic shapes. The figures are tightly packed, sharing boundaries and colors, suggesting a feeling of movement and close grouping. The angular lines and fractured planes abstract the form while still retaining the energetic essence of the animals.
Symbolism and Theme
The work is a continuation of the collection’s theme of cultural motif and motion (seen also in AMA3/002 “HORSES”), but rendered here with a more intense, almost geometric abstraction. The “FIRST FIVE” may refer to the group of animals, perhaps symbolizing the spirit of the first five horses in a legendary race, or the foundation of the nomadic way of life. Above the figures, abstract forms resembling traditional Mongolian script (Vertical Script) are subtly integrated into the background, merging abstract art with cultural history.