Need help to identify these soapstone carvings

Hi,
Can you help identify these soapstone carvings that I bought a few years ago. I have 17 carvings in total. They measure approx. 4 inches and up Thanks in advance!

 

The engraving is in Russian. It gives dimensions, probably in cm. The black figurine writing said “serpentine”. Each writing contains word “measurement”. ASRR, and AS may be name of artist.

 

Maybe from Mongolia...

 

Thank you very much Branka! I had no idea!

 

That is made in Russia by Bayindy Elizabeth Bashirovnab city-kyzyl. Kyzyl is the capital city of the Tuva Republic, Russia. The name of the city means "red" or "crimson" in Tuvan. Population: 109,918; 104,105; 84,641. It was previously known as Belotsarsk, Khem-Beldyr.Elizaveta Bayindy is the second woman stonecutter in the history of Tuva
March 29, 2011 | 5,543 views | 1 comment
Elizaveta Bayindy - the second woman stonecutter in the history of Tuva The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan has opened a personal exhibition "The many-faced chonar-dash of Elizaveta Bayindy", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the second woman stonecutter of Tuva.
On display are 25 sculptures made of agalmatolite, serpentinite, her pencil drawings, photographs about the life and work of the master.
E. B. Bayindy belongs to a dynasty of folk craftsmen who largely adopted the traditions of the older generation of stone-cutters. She became a worthy student and continuer of her father, Bayyr Bayinda, a famous stone cutter, laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after I. I.E. Repin.

The hero of the day was born on January 9, 1951 in the village of Ak-Durug, Ulug-Khem region. Since childhood, Lisa loved to draw and often watched her father and grandfather Mongush Cherzi cut the chonar-dash, as if "reviving" the figures of domestic and wild animals. The little girl, looking at this miracle, admired and marveled at the skillful craftsmen who were able to create the image of a living creature from stone. Her mother, commissioned by the club workers, sewed beautiful national dressing gowns with patterns.

Kim-ool Bayindy's elder brother played a huge role in fostering love for art, drawing, and music. He studied at the music school in the accordion class, then worked as a teacher of music, drawing and drawing for many years. Under his influence, young Liza began to draw a lot, take an interest in fine arts and carve wood figures.

In 1967, Elizaveta Bayindy entered the art department of the Kyzyl Art School. Even then, she carved figures out of stone, agalmatolite, without showing them to her father. One day, my father saw a figurine of a horse carved by Lisa and asked who did it. I was surprised when I found out, but praised for skill and hard work.

Her first appearance in the "light" was participation in the IV-th All-Russian art show "Soviet Russia" in 1976 in Moscow. From that year, Elizaveta Bayindy began to constantly participate in zonal, all-Union and foreign exhibitions. These are "Socialist Siberia", "Small Sculptures", "Young Artists of Siberia", "Russia", in Canada, USA, Mongolia, Japan.

Her first stone-carving works were mainly single, static figures of animals. Then she began to portray them in motion, giving them character and grace.

In the late 1970s - early 1980s, a series of horsemen appeared in the work of Elizaveta Bayyrovna. These compositions are distinguished by the dynamic movement of horses, the figures of people are pressed against the bodies of animals, folds of clothing and hats that flutter in the wind are highlighted.

Elizaveta Bayindy is the second woman stonecutter in the history of Tuva. Bayindy was admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR. From the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s, a bright, multifaceted artistic take-off took place in the master's creative activity. At this time, she creates many sculptures and new genre compositions in small plastic. The most expressive of them are Friends, Stubborn Camel, See You, Thundering Dragon, Snake and Monkey, Our Childhood. They are inspired by memories of childhood, of the games of their children - sons. The compositions are softly modeled, images of children are conveyed with great warmth and tenderness. The scenes are executed succinctly, without unnecessary ornamentation. During these years, Elizaveta Bayyrovna created a series of highly artistic small sculptures dedicated to mythical dragons, one of which was exhibited at the exhibition "Arts and Crafts of the USSR" in Toronto, Canada (1989). In subsequent years, wonderful group compositions of mountain goats, sarlyks and horsemen were created.

A talented stonecutter, she taught young children-stonecutters with full dedication at the republican school of arts. Her students are Saiyn-Maadyr Bayindy (son of Eres's brother, graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Art and Industry, sculptor), Ayan Choshkak (also graduated from Stroganovka, ceramics artist), Eres Sambu (Abramtsevo Art and Industrial School named after V.I. Vasnetsova, applied artist), Baiza Ondar (Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov, sculptor), Buyan Khomushku (KUI, artist-teacher). They became famous applied artists, members of the Union of Artists of Russia.

In 1992, several Tuvan stone cutters at once, and she among them, became laureates of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art. In 1998, Elizaveta Bayindy was awarded the silver medal.

 

You are amazing! I would have never found this artist's name! Thank you so much!

 

Maybe I'm a skeptic, but where did all this info come from, Iouri?

 

I was living close that city.

 

http://museum.tuva.ru/?p=11004

I found her on Wikipedia too and other articles. Thanks again Iouri!

 

Very nice soapstone carvings.

 

Thank you Iouri!